diff --git a/templates/loki.service.j2 b/templates/loki.service.j2
index f219053..ffd4a28 100644
--- a/templates/loki.service.j2
+++ b/templates/loki.service.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Environment="GOMAXPROCS={{ ansible_processor_vcpus|default(ansible_processor_count) }}"
+WorkingDirectory={{ loki_storage_dir }}
 User={{ loki_user }}
 Group={{ loki_group }}
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID