diff --git a/roles/nagios/server/files/check_nagios_notifications.py b/roles/nagios/server/files/check_nagios_notifications.py
index 7e66202018..574df43b16 100755
--- a/roles/nagios/server/files/check_nagios_notifications.py
+++ b/roles/nagios/server/files/check_nagios_notifications.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ debug = 0
 EMAIL_FROM="nagios@fedoraproject.org"
 EMAIL_TO="sysadmin-noc-members@fedoraproject.org"
 #EMAIL_TO="athmane@fedoraproject.org"
-nagios_status_file = '/var/log/nagios/status.dat'
+nagios_status_file = '/var/spool/nagios/status.dat'
 
 class NagiosStatus:
     def __init__(self, filename):
diff --git a/roles/nagios/server/files/nagios-external/nagios.cfg b/roles/nagios/server/files/nagios-external/nagios.cfg
index f75acc8917..df31a8c5c1 100644
--- a/roles/nagios/server/files/nagios-external/nagios.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios/server/files/nagios-external/nagios.cfg
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ resource_file=/etc/nagios/private/resource.cfg
 # The contents of the status file are deleted every time Nagios
 #  restarts.
 
-status_file=/var/log/nagios/status.dat
+status_file=/var/spool/nagios/status.dat