diff --git a/services/save-config.js b/services/save-config.js
index 1af0d299..07f62f3f 100644
--- a/services/save-config.js
+++ b/services/save-config.js
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ module.exports = async (newConfig, render) => {
 
   // Define constants for the config file
   const settings = {
-    defaultLocation: './public/',
+    defaultLocation: './user-data/',
     defaultFile: 'conf.yml',
     filename: 'conf',
     backupDenominator: '.backup.yml',
   };
 
   // Make the full file name and path to save the backup config file
-  const backupFilePath = path.normalize(process.env.BACKUP_DIR || settings.defaultLocation) 
-    + `/${usersFileName || settings.filename}-`
+  const backupFilePath = `${path.normalize(process.env.BACKUP_DIR || settings.defaultLocation)
+  }/${usersFileName || settings.filename}-`
     + `${Math.round(new Date() / 1000)}${settings.backupDenominator}`;
 
   // The path where the main conf.yml should be read and saved to
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ module.exports = async (newConfig, render) => {
   // Makes a backup of the existing config file
   await fsPromises
     .copyFile(defaultFilePath, backupFilePath)
-    .catch((error) => render(getRenderMessage(false, `Unable to backup conf.yml: ${error}`)));
+    .catch((error) => render(getRenderMessage(false, `Unable to backup ${settings.defaultFile}: ${error}`)));
 
   // Writes the new content to the conf.yml file
   await fsPromises
     .writeFile(defaultFilePath, newConfig.config.toString(), writeFileOptions)
-    .catch((error) => render(getRenderMessage(false, `Unable to write to conf.yml: ${error}`)));
+    .catch((error) => render(getRenderMessage(false, `Unable to write to ${settings.defaultFile}: ${error}`)));
 
   // If successful, then render hasn't yet been called- call it
   await render(getRenderMessage(true));