diff --git a/_docs/configuration.md b/_docs/configuration.md
index 6e816db..be1872c 100644
--- a/_docs/configuration.md
+++ b/_docs/configuration.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Then everyone deploying the app can run `kamal envify` and kamal will generate `
 
 Kamal needs to create files on the host for locking and audit logs.
 
-By default these will be created in the `kamal` subdirectory of the default SSH directory.
+By default these will be created in the `.kamal` subdirectory of the default SSH directory.
 
 This can be changed with