diff --git a/el/rtpengine-recording.init b/el/rtpengine-recording.init
index db536127f..fec3b1059 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine-recording.init
+++ b/el/rtpengine-recording.init
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # processname: rtpengine-recording
 # config: /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine-recording
-# pidfile: /var/run/rtpengine-recording.pid
+# pidfile: /run/rtpengine-recording.pid
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides: rtpengine
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 
 prog=rtpengine-recording
 runfile=/usr/sbin/${prog}
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/rtpengine-recording.pid}
+pidfile=${PIDFILE-/run/rtpengine-recording.pid}
 lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/rtpengine-recording}
 
 RETVAL=0
diff --git a/el/rtpengine-recording.service b/el/rtpengine-recording.service
index 85f2babba..d0ada0ed8 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine-recording.service
+++ b/el/rtpengine-recording.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ User=ngcp-rtpengine
 Group=daemon
 Environment=CFGFILE=/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine-recording.conf
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/rtpengine-recording
-PIDFile=/var/run/rtpengine-recording.pid
+PIDFile=/run/rtpengine-recording.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rtpengine-recording --config-file=${CFGFILE} --pidfile=$PIDFILE
 Restart=on-failure
 
diff --git a/el/rtpengine-recording.sysconfig b/el/rtpengine-recording.sysconfig
index 3763dfdfe..4a2befa9e 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine-recording.sysconfig
+++ b/el/rtpengine-recording.sysconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # http://github.com/sipwise/rtpengine
 #
 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine-recording.conf
-PIDFILE=/var/run/rtpengine-recording.pid
+PIDFILE=/run/rtpengine-recording.pid
 #SET_USER=root
 #SET_GROUP=root	# GROUP only needs to be set if USER is not set or if the user isn't in the group
 
diff --git a/el/rtpengine.init b/el/rtpengine.init
index 147f4fd69..731a1fa00 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.init
+++ b/el/rtpengine.init
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # processname: rtpengine
 # config: /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine
-# pidfile: /var/run/rtpengine.pid
+# pidfile: /run/rtpengine.pid
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides: rtpengine
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fi
 
 rtpengine=/usr/sbin/rtpengine
 prog=rtpengine
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/rtpengine.pid}
+pidfile=${PIDFILE-/run/rtpengine.pid}
 lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/rtpengine}
 configfile=${CONFIG_FILE-/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine.conf}
 cachefile=/var/lib/ngcp-rtpengine/rtpengine.cfg
diff --git a/el/rtpengine.service b/el/rtpengine.service
index 79b408618..64709669f 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.service
+++ b/el/rtpengine.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ User=ngcp-rtpengine
 Group=daemon
 Environment=CFGFILE=/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine.conf
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/rtpengine
-PIDFile=/var/run/rtpengine.pid
+PIDFile=/run/rtpengine.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rtpengine --config-file=${CFGFILE} --interface=${INTERFACE} --listen-ng=${LISTEN_UDP} --log-facility=${LOG_FACILITY} --log-level=${LOG_LEVEL}
 Restart=on-failure
 
diff --git a/el/rtpengine.sysconfig b/el/rtpengine.sysconfig
index 65a73171d..7a378b72b 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.sysconfig
+++ b/el/rtpengine.sysconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # main config file
 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine.conf
 # pid
-#PIDFILE=/var/run/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.pid
+#PIDFILE=/run/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.pid
 # iptables table for in-kernel forwarding rules. Ignored if "KERNEL=no"
 #TABLE=0
 # "yes" enables fallback to userspace forwarding only.
diff --git a/etc/rtpengine-recording.sample.conf b/etc/rtpengine-recording.sample.conf
index f29eb5876..39f39c3d5 100644
--- a/etc/rtpengine-recording.sample.conf
+++ b/etc/rtpengine-recording.sample.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ table = 0
 # num-threads = 16
 
 ### where to forward to (unix socket)
-# forward-to = /var/run/rtpengine/sock
+# forward-to = /run/rtpengine/sock
 
 ### where to store recordings: file (default), db, both
 # output-storage = db