diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49aac3a9f..725ffdf0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ echo -e 'FROM alpine \nRUN echo "created from standard input"' > Dockerfile | ta
         "volumeMounts": [
           {
             "name": "cabundle",
-            "mountPath": "/kaniko/ssl/certs/"
+            "mountPath": "/etc/ssl/certs/"
           },
           {
             "name": "docker-config",
diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile b/deploy/Dockerfile
index 335d83841..0ec7e3ff6 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ FROM scratch AS kaniko-base-slim
 # Create kaniko directory with world write permission to allow non root run
 RUN --mount=from=busybox,dst=/usr/ ["busybox", "sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /kaniko && chmod 777 /kaniko"]
 
-COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /kaniko/ssl/certs/
+COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 COPY files/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
 ENV HOME /root
 ENV USER root
 ENV PATH /usr/local/bin:/kaniko
-ENV SSL_CERT_DIR=/kaniko/ssl/certs
+ENV SSL_CERT_DIR=/etc/ssl/certs/
 
 FROM kaniko-base-slim AS kaniko-base
 
diff --git a/integration/testdata/files.yaml b/integration/testdata/files.yaml
index 8f19b259d..114b6b366 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/files.yaml
+++ b/integration/testdata/files.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fileExistenceTests:
   path: '/'
   shouldExist: true
 - name: certs
-  path: '/kaniko/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
+  path: '/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
   shouldExist: true
 - name: certs
   path: '/etc/nsswitch.conf'