diff --git a/distribution/packages/src/common/env/wazuh-indexer b/distribution/packages/src/common/env/wazuh-indexer
index 1b6f33db8a34b..553fefc3adba7 100644
--- a/distribution/packages/src/common/env/wazuh-indexer
+++ b/distribution/packages/src/common/env/wazuh-indexer
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF=${path.conf}
 
 # wazuh-indexer PID directory
-#PID_DIR=/var/run/wazuh-indexer
+#PID_DIR=/run/wazuh-indexer
 
 # Additional Java OPTS
 #OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=
diff --git a/distribution/packages/src/common/scripts/postrm b/distribution/packages/src/common/scripts/postrm
index 70871f9ae3004..ea5bf80944481 100644
--- a/distribution/packages/src/common/scripts/postrm
+++ b/distribution/packages/src/common/scripts/postrm
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ if [ "$REMOVE_DIRS" = "true" ]; then
         echo " OK"
     fi
 
-    if [ -d /var/run/wazuh-indexer ]; then
+    if [ -d /run/wazuh-indexer ]; then
         echo -n "Deleting PID directory..."
-        rm -rf /var/run/wazuh-indexer
+        rm -rf /run/wazuh-indexer
         echo " OK"
     fi
 
diff --git a/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.conf b/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.conf
index f9aa920e837b6..c021c7bcbb024 100644
--- a/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.conf
+++ b/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.conf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-d    /var/run/wazuh-indexer   0750 wazuh-indexer wazuh-indexer - -
+d    /run/wazuh-indexer   0750 wazuh-indexer wazuh-indexer - -
diff --git a/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.service b/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.service
index 48e12ef78ec80..093890ac0e79c 100644
--- a/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.service
+++ b/distribution/packages/src/common/systemd/wazuh-indexer.service
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PrivateTmp=true
 Environment=OPENSEARCH_HOME=/usr/share/wazuh-indexer
 Environment=OPENSEARCH_TMPDIR=/var/log/wazuh-indexer/tmp
 Environment=OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF=${path.conf}
-Environment=PID_DIR=/var/run/wazuh-indexer
+Environment=PID_DIR=/run/wazuh-indexer
 Environment=OPENSEARCH_SD_NOTIFY=true
 EnvironmentFile=-${path.env}
 
diff --git a/distribution/packages/src/deb/debian/postinst b/distribution/packages/src/deb/debian/postinst
index 661d2b021be6b..4541f924534df 100644
--- a/distribution/packages/src/deb/debian/postinst
+++ b/distribution/packages/src/deb/debian/postinst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ product_dir=/usr/share/wazuh-indexer
 config_dir=/etc/wazuh-indexer
 data_dir=/var/lib/wazuh-indexer
 log_dir=/var/log/wazuh-indexer
-pid_dir=/var/run/wazuh-indexer
+pid_dir=/run/wazuh-indexer
 tmp_dir=/var/log/wazuh-indexer/tmp
 
 
diff --git a/distribution/packages/src/rpm/init.d/wazuh-indexer b/distribution/packages/src/rpm/init.d/wazuh-indexer
index 75b7b7ac9756f..218519f204a64 100644
--- a/distribution/packages/src/rpm/init.d/wazuh-indexer
+++ b/distribution/packages/src/rpm/init.d/wazuh-indexer
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MAX_OPEN_FILES=65535
 MAX_MAP_COUNT=262144
 OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF="${path.conf}"
 
-PID_DIR="/var/run/wazuh-indexer"
+PID_DIR="/run/wazuh-indexer"
 
 # Source the default env file
 OPENSEARCH_ENV_FILE="${path.env}"