diff --git a/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template b/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template
index 91b92c6..912bbc4 100644
--- a/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template
+++ b/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 unix {{
 {unix}
-  log /tmp/vpp.log
+  log /var/log/vpp/vpp.log
   full-coredump
   cli-listen /run/vpp/cli.sock
 }}
diff --git a/extras/vpp_config/vpplib/AutoConfig.py b/extras/vpp_config/vpplib/AutoConfig.py
index 36b6833..26603e8 100644
--- a/extras/vpp_config/vpplib/AutoConfig.py
+++ b/extras/vpp_config/vpplib/AutoConfig.py
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@
             question = "Would you like connect this interface {} to the VM [Y/n]? ".format(name)
             answer = self._ask_user_yn(question, 'y')
             if answer == 'y':
-                sockfilename = '/tmp/sock{}.sock'.format(inum)
+                sockfilename = '/var/run/vpp/sock{}.sock'.format(inum)
                 if os.path.exists(sockfilename):
                     os.remove(sockfilename)
                 cmd = 'vppctl create vhost-user socket {} server'.format(sockfilename)
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@
             for intf in ints_with_vints:
                 vhoststr = 'comment { The following command creates the socket }\n'
                 vhoststr += 'comment { and returns a virtual interface }\n'
-                vhoststr += 'comment {{ create vhost-user socket /tmp/sock{}.sock server }}\n'. \
+                vhoststr += 'comment {{ create vhost-user socket /var/run/vpp/sock{}.sock server }}\n'. \
                     format(intf['bridge'])
 
                 setintdnstr = 'set interface state {} down\n'.format(intf['name'])