diff --git a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
index b5680e0..bf11462 100644
--- a/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/user_mgmt.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
 
 static constexpr const char* ipmiUserMutex = "ipmi_usr_mutex";
 static constexpr const char* ipmiMutexCleanupLockFile =
-    "/var/lib/ipmi/ipmi_usr_mutex_cleanup";
+    "/var/run/ipmi/ipmi_usr_mutex_cleanup";
 static constexpr const char* ipmiUserSignalLockFile =
-    "/var/lib/ipmi/ipmi_usr_signal_mutex";
+    "/var/run/ipmi/ipmi_usr_signal_mutex";
 static constexpr const char* ipmiUserDataFile = "/var/lib/ipmi/ipmi_user.json";
 static constexpr const char* ipmiGrpName = "ipmi";
 static constexpr size_t privNoAccess = 0xF;