diff --git a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
index ae25e63d6..15e60ea98 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ spec:
                 description: Set log level of receptor service
                 type: string
               receptor_datadir:
-                description: Set directory for receptor logs
+                description: Set directory for receptor data
                 type: string
               extra_settings:
                 description: Extra settings to specify for the API
diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index f73c38f89..c0a43f2b6 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ host_aliases: ''
 
 receptor_log_level: info
 
-receptor_datadir: /var/run/receptor/
+receptor_datadir: /var/lib/receptor/
 
 # UWSGI default values
 uwsgi_processes: 5