diff --git a/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/configuration/index.md
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@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ Additional peon configs include:
 |--------|-----------|-------|
 |`druid.peon.mode`|Choices are "local" and "remote". Setting this to local means you intend to run the peon as a standalone process (Not recommended).|remote|
 |`druid.indexer.task.baseDir`|Base temporary working directory.|`System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir")`|
-|`druid.indexer.task.baseTaskDir`|Base temporary working directory for tasks.|`${druid.indexer.task.baseDir}/persistent/tasks`|
+|`druid.indexer.task.baseTaskDir`|Base temporary working directory for tasks.|`${druid.indexer.task.baseDir}/persistent/task`|
 |`druid.indexer.task.defaultHadoopCoordinates`|Hadoop version to use with HadoopIndexTasks that do not request a particular version.|org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client:2.8.5|
 |`druid.indexer.task.defaultRowFlushBoundary`|Highest row count before persisting to disk. Used for indexing generating tasks.|75000|
 |`druid.indexer.task.directoryLockTimeout`|Wait this long for zombie peons to exit before giving up on their replacements.|PT10M|