diff --git a/lib/constants.py b/lib/constants.py
index 5ddf13c8ec66ff3e26f2f8965b6c8af18abecaad..a9fe172d3b46aeb55bc1f3a6ad5080ff13dae639 100644
--- a/lib/constants.py
+++ b/lib/constants.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ SSL_CERT_FILE = DATA_DIR + "/server.pem"
 WATCHER_STATEFILE = DATA_DIR + "/watcher.data"
 SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE = DATA_DIR + "/known_hosts"
 ETC_HOSTS = "/etc/hosts"
+DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE_DIR = _autoconf.FILE_STORAGE_DIR
 
 NODE_INITD_SCRIPT = _autoconf.SYSCONFDIR + "/init.d/ganeti"
 DEFAULT_NODED_PORT = 1811