diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-postgresql/resources/server.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-postgresql/resources/server.rb
index ba61142..b677c77 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-postgresql/resources/server.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-postgresql/resources/server.rb
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ action :create do
     unix_socket_directories: "/var/run/postgresql",
     dynamic_shared_memory_type: "posix",
     timezone: "UTC", # default is GMT
-    listen_addresses: "0.0.0.0",
-    data_directory: postgresql_data_dir
+    listen_addresses: "0.0.0.0"
   }
 
   if new_resource.role == "replica"
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ action :create do
 
   postgresql_server_conf "main" do
     version postgresql_version
+    data_directory postgresql_data_dir
     additional_config additional_config
     notifies :reload, "service[#{postgresql_service}]", :delayed
   end