diff --git a/debian/ngcp-sems.postinst b/debian/ngcp-sems.postinst
index c7717538..a0efa196 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-sems.postinst
+++ b/debian/ngcp-sems.postinst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ case "$1" in
   configure)
     # add sems user
     adduser --quiet --system --group --disabled-password --shell /bin/false \
-      --gecos "SIP Express Media Server" --home /run/ngcp-sems sems || true
+      --gecos "SIP Express Media Server" --home /var/run/ngcp-sems sems || true
   ;;
   abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
     exit 0