diff --git a/lib/smstools-config/queues-and-providers.js b/lib/smstools-config/queues-and-providers.js
index 495993a..f3d2a6c 100644
--- a/lib/smstools-config/queues-and-providers.js
+++ b/lib/smstools-config/queues-and-providers.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const config = require('komodo-sdk/config');
 const logger = require('komodo-sdk/logger');
 const smstoolsConfig = require('./config-file');
 
-const queuesBaseDir = config.smstools_queues_base_dir || '/var/spool/sms';
+const queuesBaseDir = config.smstools_queues_base_dir || '/var/spool/sms/queue';
 
 function composeQueueDir(queueName) {
     return `${queuesBaseDir}/${queueName}`;