diff --git a/ztpserver/ztpserver.conf b/ztpserver/ztpserver.conf
index 21dd17dee486e90160265ae22f4f44c5c9a11f9f..dfbbb97665fb4c27c5b37cd71ec6f38a7c8349f4 100644
--- a/ztpserver/ztpserver.conf
+++ b/ztpserver/ztpserver.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Location of all ztps boostrap process data files
 # default= /usr/share/ztpserver
-data_root=ztp-root
+data_root=/ztp-root
 
 # UID used in the /nodes structure
 # default=serialnum