diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index 3e7ae04..e512b64 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function getCertificateAsync(account, args, defaults, handlers) {
           || obj.privkey || obj.keyPath
           || path.join(liveDir, 'privkey.pem');
 
-        var archiveDir = args.archiveDir || path.join(args.configDir, 'live', args.domains[0]);
+        var archiveDir = args.archiveDir || path.join(args.configDir, 'archive', args.domains[0]);
 
         var checkpoint = obj.checkpoint.toString();
         var certArchive = path.join(archiveDir, 'cert' + checkpoint + '.pem');