--- a/cfg/vnstat.conf
+++ b/cfg/vnstat.conf
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 LogFile "/var/log/vnstat/vnstat.log"
 
 # file used as daemon pid / lock file
-PidFile "/var/run/vnstat/vnstat.pid"
+PidFile "/run/vnstat/vnstat.pid"
 
 # 1 = 64-bit, 0 = 32-bit, -1 = old style logic, -2 = automatic detection
 64bitInterfaceCounters -2