diff --git a/pkg/controller/controller.go b/pkg/controller/controller.go
index d3fc6ce8..ef8f1e68 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func (hc *HabitatController) newDeployment(h *habv1.Habitat) (*appsv1beta1.Deplo
 			Name: initialConfigFilename,
 			// The Habitat supervisor creates a directory for each service under /hab/svc/<servicename>.
 			// We need to place the user.toml file in there in order for it to be detected.
-			MountPath: fmt.Sprintf("/hab/svc/%s/%s", h.Spec.Service.Name, userTOMLFile),
+			MountPath: fmt.Sprintf("/hab/user/%s/config/%s", h.Spec.Service.Name, userTOMLFile),
 			SubPath:   userTOMLFile,
 			ReadOnly:  false,
 		}