diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nrpe/nrpe.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nrpe/nrpe.cfg
index fa6cbb9bd1..96fcd9094a 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nrpe/nrpe.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nrpe/nrpe.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # number.  The file is only written if the NRPE daemon is started by the root
 # user and is running in standalone mode.
 
-pid_file=/var/run/nrpe.pid
+pid_file=/var/run/nrpe/nrpe.pid