diff --git a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml
index f1b925bc2..668726096 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_frontend_proxy_locations: []
 
 # synapse content caching
 matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled: false
-matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_path: "{{ '/tmp/cache' if matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled else matrix_nginx_proxy_data_path+'/synapse-cache' }}"
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_path: "{{ '/tmp/synapse-cache' if matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled else matrix_nginx_proxy_data_path+'/synapse-cache' }}"
 matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_name: "STATIC"
 matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_size: "10m"
 matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_inactive_time: "48h"