diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7dab392..28dbc8a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mosquitto_pid_file: /var/run/mosquitto.pid
+mosquitto_pid_file: "{{ mosquitto_pid_dir }}/mosquitto.pid"
 mosquitto_user: mosquitto
 mosquitto_group: mosquitto
 mosquitto_port: 61000