diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 658e2cf..d7b9a4d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pgbouncer_conf_dir: "/etc/pgbouncer"
 pgbouncer_conf_name: "pgbouncer.ini"
 pgbouncer_log_dir: "/var/log/pgbouncer"
-pgbouncer_pid_dir: "/var/run"
+pgbouncer_pid_dir: "/tmp"
 pgbouncer_pid_name: "pgbouncer.pid"
 pgbouncer_log_name: "pgbouncer.log"
 pgbouncer_listen_port: 6432