diff --git a/nixos/base.nix b/nixos/base.nix
index 4a68410..69b4d73 100644
--- a/nixos/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/base.nix
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ in
       hdfsSite = {
         "dfs.namenode.rpc-bind-host" = "0.0.0.0";
         "dfs.permissions" = "false";
+        "dfs.namenode.name.dir" = "/hdfs/dfs/name";
+        "dfs.datanode.data.dir" = "/hdfs/dfs/data";
       };
 
       hdfs = {