diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2
index 5933869..248a4bc 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/get-scopes.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SMARTGEARS_VO_AUTH={{ smartgears_authorized_on_all_scopes }}
 SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_F=saved_scopes_list.xml
 SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_PATH={{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears/$SMARTGEARS_SAVED_STATE_F
 SMARTGEARS_SCRIPTS_DIR={{ smartgears_user_home }}/SmartGears/scripts
-SMARTGEARS_RUNNING_STATE_FILE={{ smartgears_user_home }}/state/ghn.xml
+SMARTGEARS_RUNNING_STATE_FILE={{ smartgears_install_path }}/state/ghn.xml
 
 CONTAINER_XML_FILE={{ smartgears_install_path }}/container.xml