diff --git a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
index bb36624ce..bdc85be75 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # A very simple nginx configuration file that forces nginx to start.
-pid /run/nginx.pid;
+pid /run/nginx/nginx.pid;
 
 events {}
 http {}
diff --git a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index 419e27f0d..151cdf228 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/controllers/nginx/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 daemon off;
 
 worker_processes {{ $cfg.WorkerProcesses }};
-pid /run/nginx.pid;
+pid /run/nginx/nginx.pid;
 {{ if ne .MaxOpenFiles 0 }}
 worker_rlimit_nofile {{ .MaxOpenFiles }};
 {{ end}}