diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e6e37a9..8f45562 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Persisted comes with the following defaults:
 
 ```lua
 {
-  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
+  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
   use_git_branch = false, -- create session files based on the branch of the git enabled repository
   options = { "buffers", "curdir", "tabpages", "winsize" }, -- sessionoptions used for saving
 }
diff --git a/lua/persisted/config.lua b/lua/persisted/config.lua
index 489c15f..9606e52 100644
--- a/lua/persisted/config.lua
+++ b/lua/persisted/config.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local M = {}
 
 ---@class PersistedOptions
 local defaults = {
-  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
+  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
   use_git_branch = false, -- create session files based on the branch of the git enabled repository
   options = { "buffers", "curdir", "tabpages", "winsize" }, -- sessionoptions used for saving
 }