diff --git a/bugsink/settings/development.py b/bugsink/settings/development.py
index 713f688..b575de7 100644
--- a/bugsink/settings/development.py
+++ b/bugsink/settings/development.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ SNAPPEA = {
     "NUM_WORKERS": 1,
 
     # no_bandit_expl: development setting, we know that this is insecure
-    "PID_FILE": "/tmp/snappea.pid",  # nosec B108
+    "PID_FILE": "/tmp/bugsink/snappea.pid",  # nosec B108
 }
 
 EMAIL_HOST = os.getenv("EMAIL_HOST")
diff --git a/snappea/settings.py b/snappea/settings.py
index 07f933e..133a29d 100644
--- a/snappea/settings.py
+++ b/snappea/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     "TASK_ALWAYS_EAGER": False,
 
     # no_bandit_expl: monitored in #195
-    "PID_FILE": "/tmp/snappea.pid",  # nosec
+    "PID_FILE": "/tmp/bugsink/snappea.pid",  # nosec
 
     # no_bandit_expl: the usage of this path (in the foreman) is protected with `b108_makedirs`
     "WAKEUP_CALLS_DIR": "/tmp/snappea.wakeup",  # nosec