diff --git a/jetty/README.md b/jetty/README.md
index 230780dfa..ebbac1801 100644
--- a/jetty/README.md
+++ b/jetty/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The default Jetty environment in the image is:
 	JETTY_HOME    =  /usr/local/jetty
 	JETTY_BASE    =  /var/lib/jetty
 	JETTY_CONF    =  /usr/local/jetty/etc/jetty.conf
-	JETTY_STATE   =  /usr/local/jetty/jetty.state
+	JETTY_STATE   =  /var/lib/jetty/jetty.state
 	JETTY_ARGS    =
 	JAVA_OPTIONS  =
 	TMPDIR        =  /tmp
diff --git a/jetty/content.md b/jetty/content.md
index 4c16be148..88d0f4fe0 100644
--- a/jetty/content.md
+++ b/jetty/content.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The default Jetty environment in the image is:
 	JETTY_HOME    =  /usr/local/jetty
 	JETTY_BASE    =  /var/lib/jetty
 	JETTY_CONF    =  /usr/local/jetty/etc/jetty.conf
-	JETTY_STATE   =  /usr/local/jetty/jetty.state
+	JETTY_STATE   =  /var/lib/jetty/jetty.state
 	JETTY_ARGS    =
 	JAVA_OPTIONS  =
 	TMPDIR        =  /tmp