diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ed2595b904aeb0b3f0578da902f3def5b566c30c..35fa91674a4327be8e145b350a823bd0884f1146 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ borgbackup_exclude_dirs:
   - sh:/home/*/**/bower_components
 
 borgbackup_pool: "/mnt/borgpool"
-borgbackup_repo_path: "backup"
+borgbackup_repo_path: "./backup"
 borgbackup_keep_within: 7d
 borgbackup_keep_daily: 21
 borgbackup_keep_weekly: 8