diff --git a/pkg/service/containermanager/templates/config.toml b/pkg/service/containermanager/templates/config.toml
index 9c54cfd46..40555988f 100644
--- a/pkg/service/containermanager/templates/config.toml
+++ b/pkg/service/containermanager/templates/config.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 version = 2
+{{- if .RootDir }}
+root = "{{ .RootDir }}"
+{{- else }}
 root = "/var/lib/containerd"
+{{- end}}
 state = "/run/containerd"
 
 [grpc]