diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a6ffe10..41201b73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ This is the core of how `deploy-rs` was designed, any number of these can run on
   # `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/$PROFILE_NAME` if profile name is different.
   # For non-root profiles will default to /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/$PROFILE_NAME if `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER` already exists,
   # and `${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/nix/profiles/$PROFILE_NAME` otherwise.
-  profilePath = "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/someuser/someprofile";
+  profilePath = "/home/someuser/.local/state/nix/profiles/someprofile";
 
   # ...generic options... (see lower section)
 }