diff --git a/CASA-auth-token/server-java/package/linux/CASA_auth_token_svc_4zen.spec.in b/CASA-auth-token/server-java/package/linux/CASA_auth_token_svc_4zen.spec.in
index 0970d760..724804c1 100644
--- a/CASA-auth-token/server-java/package/linux/CASA_auth_token_svc_4zen.spec.in
+++ b/CASA-auth-token/server-java/package/linux/CASA_auth_token_svc_4zen.spec.in
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fi
 
 user_present=`getent passwd | grep ^casaatsd`
 if [ -z "$user_present" ] ; then
-        /usr/sbin/useradd -c "casaatsd System User" -s /bin/false -r -d /var/lib/CASA/authtoken/validate -g casaauth casaatsd 2> /dev/null || :
+        /usr/sbin/useradd -c "casaatsd System User" -s /bin/false -r -d /var/lib/CASA/authtoken/svc -g casaauth casaatsd 2> /dev/null || :
 fi