diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bdf154..c7e7101 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Persistence comes with the following defaults:
 
 ```lua
 {
-  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
+  dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("state") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
   options = { "buffers", "curdir", "tabpages", "winsize" }, -- sessionoptions used for saving
 }
 ```
diff --git a/doc/persistence.txt b/doc/persistence.txt
index 2d35de5..a6467ac 100644
--- a/doc/persistence.txt
+++ b/doc/persistence.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Persistence comes with the following defaults:
 
 >
     {
-      dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
+      dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("state") .. "/sessions/"), -- directory where session files are saved
       options = { "buffers", "curdir", "tabpages", "winsize" }, -- sessionoptions used for saving
     }
 <