diff --git a/etc/sphinx.conf b/etc/sphinx.conf
index d887fd87..734a5c93 100644
--- a/etc/sphinx.conf
+++ b/etc/sphinx.conf
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ searchd
 	##query_log		=
 	read_timeout		= 5
 	max_children		= 30
-	pid_file		= /var/piler/sphinx/searchd.pid
+	pid_file		= /var/run/piler/searchd.pid
 	max_matches		= 1000
 	seamless_rotate		= 1
 	preopen_indexes		= 1