diff --git a/source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-a-linux-distribution.yaml b/source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-a-linux-distribution.yaml
index 0d8e7c080f2..b3254d44bc1 100644
--- a/source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-a-linux-distribution.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-a-linux-distribution.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ action:
     sudo service mongod restart
 post: |
   You can follow the state of the process for errors or important messages
-  by watching the output in the ``/var/log/mongo/mongod.log`` file.
+  by watching the output in the ``/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log`` file.
 ---
 stepnum: 5
 source: