diff --git a/core/app_config/AppConfig.cpp b/core/app_config/AppConfig.cpp
index 481d272061..7cc7a3d1a8 100644
--- a/core/app_config/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/core/app_config/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ std::string GetAgentGoCheckpointDir() {
     dir = GetProcessExecutionDir();
 #else
     if (BOOL_FLAG(logtail_mode)) {
-        dir = AppConfig::GetInstance()->GetLogtailSysConfDir();
+        dir = AppConfig::GetInstance()->GetLoongcollectorConfDir();
     } else {
         return GetAgentDataDir();
     }