diff --git a/roles/process-stackviz/README.rst b/roles/process-stackviz/README.rst
index b05326d..54c217b 100644
--- a/roles/process-stackviz/README.rst
+++ b/roles/process-stackviz/README.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    The devstack base directory.
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: stage_dir
-   :default: /opt/stack/logs
+   :default: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}"
 
    The stage directory where the input data can be found and
    the output will be produced.