diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 	# Add here commands to install the package into debian/mcbot.
 	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/mcbot install
-	cp config/.mcbotrc debian/mcbot/var/lib/nobody/
+	cp config/.mcbotrc debian/mcbot/var/lib/mcbot/
 
 # Build architecture-independent files here.
 binary-indep: build install