diff --git a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_local_repo b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_local_repo
index 2c862e8..3c6ca47 100644
--- a/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_local_repo
+++ b/cobbler/snippets/kickstart_local_repo
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ priority=1
 proxy=_none_
 EOF
 
-cat << EOF > /etc/gemrc
+cat << EOF > /root/.gemrc
 gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc
 :backtrace: false
 :benchmark: false