diff --git a/examples/ansible.cfg b/examples/ansible.cfg
index cfcc9464b59..67aa039608e 100644
--- a/examples/ansible.cfg
+++ b/examples/ansible.cfg
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ filter_plugins     = /usr/share/ansible_plugins/filter_plugins
 # current IP information.
 fact_caching = memory
 
+
+# retry files
+#retry_files_enabled = False
+#retry_files_save_path = ~/.ansible-retry
+
 [paramiko_connection]
 
 # uncomment this line to cause the paramiko connection plugin to not record new host
diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index eda5ca1a91e..b7aca6f36f6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ COMMAND_WARNINGS               = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'command_warnings', 'AN
 DEFAULT_LOAD_CALLBACK_PLUGINS  = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'bin_ansible_callbacks', 'ANSIBLE_LOAD_CALLBACK_PLUGINS', False, boolean=True)
 
 RETRY_FILES_ENABLED            = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'retry_files_enabled', 'ANSIBLE_RETRY_FILES_ENABLED', True, boolean=True)
-RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH          = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'retry_files_save_path', 'ANSIBLE_RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH', '~/.ansible-retry')
+RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH          = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'retry_files_save_path', 'ANSIBLE_RETRY_FILES_SAVE_PATH', '~/')
 
 # CONNECTION RELATED
 ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS               = get_config(p, 'ssh_connection', 'ssh_args', 'ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS', None)