diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 9f074de2..b97ba04c 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func LoadConfig(path string, isFile bool) error {
 	viper.SetDefault("derp.server.enabled", false)
 	viper.SetDefault("derp.server.stun.enabled", true)
 
-	viper.SetDefault("unix_socket", "/var/run/headscale.sock")
+	viper.SetDefault("unix_socket", "/var/run/headscale/headscale.sock")
 	viper.SetDefault("unix_socket_permission", "0o770")
 
 	viper.SetDefault("grpc_listen_addr", ":50443")