diff --git a/src/MCPClient/install/README.md b/src/MCPClient/install/README.md
index b9f174f0e7..9099bf0b56 100644
--- a/src/MCPClient/install/README.md
+++ b/src/MCPClient/install/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ This is the full list of variables supported by MCPClient:
     - **Description:** location of the Archivematica Rejected Directory.
     - **Config file example:** `MCPClient.rejectedDirectory`
     - **Type:** `string`
-    - **Default:** `%%sharedPath%%rejected/`
+    - **Default:** `/var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/rejected/`
 
 - **`ARCHIVEMATICA_MCPCLIENT_MCPCLIENT_WATCHDIRECTORYPATH`**:
     - **Description:** location of the Archivematica Watched Directories.
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/install/clientConfig.conf b/src/MCPClient/install/clientConfig.conf
index 383f3d8e90..e2c88957db 100644
--- a/src/MCPClient/install/clientConfig.conf
+++ b/src/MCPClient/install/clientConfig.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MCPArchivematicaServer = localhost:4730
 sharedDirectoryMounted = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/
 watchDirectoryPath = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/watchedDirectories/
 processingDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/currentlyProcessing/
-rejectedDirectory = %%sharedPath%%rejected/
+rejectedDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/rejected/
 archivematicaClientModules = /usr/lib/archivematica/MCPClient/archivematicaClientModules
 clientScriptsDirectory = /usr/lib/archivematica/MCPClient/clientScripts/
 clientAssetsDirectory = /usr/lib/archivematica/MCPClient/assets/
diff --git a/src/MCPClient/lib/settings/common.py b/src/MCPClient/lib/settings/common.py
index 52f3907f27..ffb459975a 100644
--- a/src/MCPClient/lib/settings/common.py
+++ b/src/MCPClient/lib/settings/common.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def _get_settings_from_file(path):
 sharedDirectoryMounted = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/
 watchDirectoryPath = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/watchedDirectories/
 processingDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/currentlyProcessing/
-rejectedDirectory = %%sharedPath%%rejected/
+rejectedDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/rejected/
 archivematicaClientModules = /usr/lib/archivematica/MCPClient/archivematicaClientModules
 clientScriptsDirectory = /usr/lib/archivematica/MCPClient/clientScripts/
 clientAssetsDirectory = /usr/lib/archivematica/MCPClient/assets/
diff --git a/src/MCPServer/install/README.md b/src/MCPServer/install/README.md
index aef3898986..381ad95577 100644
--- a/src/MCPServer/install/README.md
+++ b/src/MCPServer/install/README.md
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ This is the full list of variables supported by MCPServer:
     - **Description:** location of the rejected directory.
     - **Config file example:** `MCPServer.rejectedDirectory`
     - **Type:** `string`
-    - **Default:** `"%%sharedPath%%rejected/"`
+    - **Default:** `"/var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/rejected/"`
 
 - **`ARCHIVEMATICA_MCPSERVER_MCPSERVER_WAITONAUTOAPPROVE`**:
     - **Description:** number of seconds that a thread will wait before attempting to approve a chain when it is pre-configured.
diff --git a/src/MCPServer/install/serverConfig.conf b/src/MCPServer/install/serverConfig.conf
index 7993549519..a7940e6c0b 100644
--- a/src/MCPServer/install/serverConfig.conf
+++ b/src/MCPServer/install/serverConfig.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MCPArchivematicaServer = localhost:4730
 watchDirectoryPath = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/watchedDirectories/
 sharedDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/
 processingDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/currentlyProcessing/
-rejectedDirectory = %%sharedPath%%rejected/
+rejectedDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/rejected/
 processingXMLFile = processingMCP.xml
 waitOnAutoApprove = 0
 
diff --git a/src/MCPServer/lib/settings/common.py b/src/MCPServer/lib/settings/common.py
index 7dd02a3065..ba022432cd 100644
--- a/src/MCPServer/lib/settings/common.py
+++ b/src/MCPServer/lib/settings/common.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 watchDirectoryPath = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/watchedDirectories/
 sharedDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/
 processingDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/currentlyProcessing/
-rejectedDirectory = %%sharedPath%%rejected/
+rejectedDirectory = /var/archivematica/sharedDirectory/rejected/
 watch_directory_method = poll
 watch_directory_interval = 1
 processingXMLFile = processingMCP.xml