diff --git a/net/netbird/Makefile b/net/netbird/Makefile
index 4714f7de3f..d26e66fdd3 100644
--- a/net/netbird/Makefile
+++ b/net/netbird/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netbird
 PKG_VERSION:=0.55.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define Package/netbird/description
 endef
 
 define Package/netbird/conffiles
-/etc/netbird/config.json
+/root/.config/netbird/
 endef
 
 define Package/netbird/install
diff --git a/net/netbird/files/netbird.init b/net/netbird/files/netbird.init
index b5a0930c5a..84ad691285 100755
--- a/net/netbird/files/netbird.init
+++ b/net/netbird/files/netbird.init
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ USE_PROCD=1
 start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command /usr/bin/netbird
-	procd_set_param env NB_CONFIG="/etc/netbird/config.json"
+	procd_set_param env NB_STATE_DIR="/root/.config/netbird"
 	procd_append_param command service run
 	procd_set_param pidfile /var/run/netbird.pid
 	procd_close_instance