diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2
index 6009361aec..3e7d0cdc9b 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ message_id_email_domain = admin.stg.fedoraproject.org
 #masher = None
 
 # Where to initially mash repositories
-mash_dir = %(here)s/masher/mash/
+mash_dir = /mnt/koji/mash/updates/mashing
 
 # Where to symlink the latest repos by their tag name
-mash_stage_dir = %(here)s/masher/
+mash_stage_dir = /mnt/koji/mash/updates
 
 mash_conf = /etc/mash/mash.conf
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ createrepo_cache_dir = /var/cache/createrepo
 jobs = cache_release_data refresh_metrics approve_testing_updates
 
 ## Comps configuration
-comps_dir = /usr/share/bodhi/
+comps_dir = /var/cache/bodhi/comps
 comps_url = git://git.fedorahosted.org/comps.git
 
 ##
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ authtkt.secure = false
 
 # pyramid_beaker
 session.type = file
-session.data_dir = %(here)s/data/sessions/data
-session.lock_dir = %(here)s/data/sessions/lock
+session.data_dir = /var/cache/bodhi/sessions/data
+session.lock_dir = /var/cache/bodhi/sessions/lock
 session.key = {{ bodhi2SessionKey }}
 session.cookie_on_exception = true
 cache.regions = default_term, second, short_term, long_term