diff --git a/config b/config
index d7b8d66..6ddecce 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@
 
 # Storage backend
 # Value: multifilesystem
-#type = filesystem
+#type = multifilesystem
 
 # Folder for storing local collections, created if not present
-#filesystem_folder = /etc/radicale/collections
+#filesystem_folder = /var/lib/radicale/collections
 
 # Sync all changes to disk during requests. (This can impair performance.)
 # Disabling it increases the risk of data loss, when the system crashes or
diff --git a/radicale/config.py b/radicale/config.py
index 806e47b..fe269ad 100644
--- a/radicale/config.py
+++ b/radicale/config.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ INITIAL_CONFIG = OrderedDict([
             "help": "storage backend"}),
         ("filesystem_folder", {
             "value": os.path.expanduser(
-                "/etc/radicale/collections"),
+                "/var/lib/radicale/collections"),
             "help": "file for rights management from_file"}),
         ("filesystem_fsync", {
             "value": "True",