diff --git a/nova/files/rocky/nova-controller.conf.Debian b/nova/files/rocky/nova-controller.conf.Debian
index 63810ad..69b4630 100644
--- a/nova/files/rocky/nova-controller.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/rocky/nova-controller.conf.Debian
@@ -2673,6 +2673,7 @@
 # * The full path to a directory. Defaults to value provided in ``pybasedir``.
 #  (string value)
 #state_path = $pybasedir
+state_path = /var/lib/nova
 
 #
 # This option allows setting an alternate timeout value for RPC calls