diff --git a/mysql/manifests/init.pp b/mysql/manifests/init.pp
index 6edd688..a6f5d00 100644
--- a/mysql/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/mysql/manifests/init.pp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class mysql::server {
 # === Global variables
 #
 #   $mysql_backup_datadir:
-#       Directory where MySQL backups are stored. Defaults to /srv/mysql/backup
+#       Directory where MySQL backups are stored. Defaults to /srv/mysql-backup
 #
 #   $mysql_backup_maxage:
 #       How long to keep MySQL backups. Defaults to 168 hours (7 days).
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class mysql::server::backup {
     include mysql::client
 
     if ! $mysql_backup_datadir {
-        $mysql_backup_datadir = "/srv/mysql/backup"
+        $mysql_backup_datadir = "/srv/mysql-backup"
     }
     if ! $mysql_backup_maxage {
         $mysql_backup_maxage = "168"