diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
index 851ccbc37..3d56f3bf3 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ type OwnCloudSQLDriver struct {
 // PosixDriver is the storage driver configuration when using 'posix' storage driver
 type PosixDriver struct {
 	// Root is the absolute path to the location of the data
-	Root                      string        `yaml:"root" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_ROOT" desc:"The directory where the filesystem storage will store its data. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH:/storage/owncloud." introductionVersion:"6.0.0"`
+	Root                      string        `yaml:"root" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_ROOT" desc:"The directory where the filesystem storage will store its data. If not defined, the root directory derives from $OCIS_BASE_DATA_PATH:/storage/users." introductionVersion:"6.0.0"`
 	PersonalSpacePathTemplate string        `yaml:"personalspacepath_template" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_PERSONAL_SPACE_PATH_TEMPLATE" desc:"Template string to construct the paths of the personal space roots." introductionVersion:"6.0.0"`
 	GeneralSpacePathTemplate  string        `yaml:"generalspacepath_template" env:"STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_GENERAL_SPACE_PATH_TEMPLATE" desc:"Template string to construct the paths of the projects space roots." introductionVersion:"6.0.0"`
 	PermissionsEndpoint       string        `yaml:"permissions_endpoint" env:"STORAGE_USERS_PERMISSION_ENDPOINT;STORAGE_USERS_POSIX_PERMISSIONS_ENDPOINT" desc:"Endpoint of the permissions service. The endpoints can differ for 'ocis', 'posix' and 's3ng'." introductionVersion:"6.0.0"`
diff --git a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index d56d2f6d8..218d3b68a 100644
--- a/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/storage-users/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
 			},
 			Posix: config.PosixDriver{
 				UseSpaceGroups:            false,
+				Root:                      filepath.Join(defaults.BaseDataPath(), "storage", "users"),
 				PersonalSpacePathTemplate: "users/{{.User.Username}}",
 				GeneralSpacePathTemplate:  "projects/{{.SpaceId}}",
 				PermissionsEndpoint:       "com.owncloud.api.settings",