diff --git a/templates/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf.j2
index 15f572b..a75f935 100644
--- a/templates/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf.j2
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ persistence {{ mosquitto_persistence_enabled | lower }}
 
 {% if mosquitto_persistence_enabled %}
 persistence_file {{ mosquitto_persistence_path | basename }}
-persistence_location {{ mosquitto_persistence_path | dirname }}
+persistence_location {{ (mosquitto_persistence_path | dirname) + '/' }}
 {% endif %}
 
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