diff --git a/docker/suricata/dist/suricata.yaml b/docker/suricata/dist/suricata.yaml
index d05d99ff..612b957a 100644
--- a/docker/suricata/dist/suricata.yaml
+++ b/docker/suricata/dist/suricata.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ rule-files:
  - dnp3-events.rules       # available in suricata sources under rules dir
 
 classification-file: /etc/suricata/rules/classification.config
-reference-config-file: /etc/suricata/rules/reference.config
+reference-config-file: /etc/suricata/reference.config
 # threshold-file: /etc/suricata/threshold.config