diff --git a/src/fenrir-daemon b/src/fenrir-daemon
index e5abb41c..08e134cd 100755
--- a/src/fenrir-daemon
+++ b/src/fenrir-daemon
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if not fenrirPath in sys.path:
 from fenrirscreenreader.core import fenrirManager
 from daemonize import Daemonize
 
-pidFile = "/run/fenrir.pid"
+pidFile = "/var/run/fenrir.pid"
 
 def main():
     app = fenrirManager.fenrirManager()