diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6443609a..4db5ed27 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [install]
 
 # Set the following to the root directory where weewx should be installed
-home = /opt/weewx3
+home = /home/weewx
 
 # Given the value of 'home' above, the following are reasonable values
 prefix =