diff --git a/roles/ohpc_install_cloud/templates/slurm_conf.j2 b/roles/ohpc_install_cloud/templates/slurm_conf.j2
index 5fa823b4..25a943a6 100644
--- a/roles/ohpc_install_cloud/templates/slurm_conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ohpc_install_cloud/templates/slurm_conf.j2
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ SlurmdPort=6818
 AuthType=auth/munge
 #JobCredentialPrivateKey=
 #JobCredentialPublicCertificate=
-StateSaveLocation=/tmp
-SlurmdSpoolDir=/tmp/slurmd
+StateSaveLocation=/var/spool/slurm/ctld
+SlurmdSpoolDir=/var/spool/slurm/d
 SwitchType=switch/none
 MpiDefault=none
 SlurmctldPidFile=/var/run/slurmctld.pid