diff --git a/mpd/mpd/.gitignore b/mpd/mpd/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index aa0d57e..0000000
--- a/mpd/mpd/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-database
diff --git a/mpd/mpd/mpd.conf b/mpd/mpd/mpd.conf
index 0e41ea4..7f98da8 100644
--- a/mpd/mpd/mpd.conf
+++ b/mpd/mpd/mpd.conf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ playlist_directory		"~/music/playlists/mpd"
 # MPD to accept files over ipc socket (using file:// protocol) or streaming
 # files over an accepted protocol.
 #
-db_file			"~/.mpd/database"
+db_file			"~/.var/lib/mpd/database"
 #
 # These settings are the locations for the daemon log files for the daemon.
 # These logs are great for troubleshooting, depending on your log_level
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pid_file			"~/.var/run/mpd.pid"
 # it was brought down. This setting is disabled by default and the server
 # state will be reset on server start up.
 #
-state_file			"~/.var/local/mpd.state"
+state_file			"~/.var/lib/mpd/state"
 #
 # The location of the sticker database.  This is a database which
 # manages dynamic information attached to songs.