diff --git a/provision/hosts/bulwark/syncthing.nix b/provision/hosts/bulwark/syncthing.nix
index d35afe12..bfb9f8af 100644
--- a/provision/hosts/bulwark/syncthing.nix
+++ b/provision/hosts/bulwark/syncthing.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     enable = true;
     user = "${user}";
     dataDir = "/home/${user}";
-    configDir = "/home/${user}/.config/syncthing";
+    dataDir = "/home/${user}/.local/share/syncthing";
     guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:8384";
     overrideDevices = true;
     overrideFolders = true; 
diff --git a/provision/hosts/kestrel/syncthing.nix b/provision/hosts/kestrel/syncthing.nix
index c8593ac4..06cdf8a5 100644
--- a/provision/hosts/kestrel/syncthing.nix
+++ b/provision/hosts/kestrel/syncthing.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   services.syncthing = {
     enable = true;
     user = "${user}";
-    dataDir = "/home/${user}";
+    dataDir = "/home/${user}/.local/share/syncthing";
     configDir = "/home/${user}/.config/syncthing";
     guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:8384";
     overrideDevices = true;
diff --git a/provision/hosts/torus/syncthing.nix b/provision/hosts/torus/syncthing.nix
index cbd4973d..aec87a50 100644
--- a/provision/hosts/torus/syncthing.nix
+++ b/provision/hosts/torus/syncthing.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   services.syncthing = {
     enable = true;
     user = "${user}";
-    dataDir = "/home/${user}";
+    dataDir = "/home/${user}/.local/share/syncthing";
     configDir = "/home/${user}/.config/syncthing";
     guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:8384";
     overrideDevices = true;