diff --git a/cognee/base_config.py b/cognee/base_config.py
index 0fe132843..b306122c4 100644
--- a/cognee/base_config.py
+++ b/cognee/base_config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
 class BaseConfig(BaseSettings):
     data_root_directory: str = get_absolute_path(".data_storage")
-    system_root_directory: str = get_absolute_path(".data_storage")
+    system_root_directory: str = get_absolute_path(".cognee_system")
     monitoring_tool: object = Observer.LANGFUSE
     langfuse_public_key: Optional[str] = os.getenv("LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY")
     langfuse_secret_key: Optional[str] = os.getenv("LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY")