diff --git a/nixos/components/monitor/promtail.nix b/nixos/components/monitor/promtail.nix
index 47ce63c..264755e 100644
--- a/nixos/components/monitor/promtail.nix
+++ b/nixos/components/monitor/promtail.nix
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ in
             http_listen_port = 28183;
             grpc_listen_port = 0;
           };
+          positions.filename = "/var/cache/promtail/positions.yaml";
 
-          positions.filename = "/tmp/positions.yaml";
           clients = [
             { url = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString cfg.port}/loki/api/v1/push"; }
           ];