diff --git a/roles/opendistro/opendistro-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/roles/opendistro/opendistro-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index 22bdd390..ba8791fc 100644
--- a/roles/opendistro/opendistro-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/opendistro/opendistro-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ elasticsearch_node_data: true
 elasticsearch_node_ingest: true
 elasticsearch_lower_disk_requirements: false
 
-local_certs_path: ../opendistro/certificates
+local_certs_path: ./opendistro/certificates
 
 # Minimum master nodes in cluster, 2 for 3 nodes elasticsearch cluster
 minimum_master_nodes: 2