diff --git a/prysm/sample_data.py b/prysm/sample_data.py
index 7a85eed2..905b0883 100644
--- a/prysm/sample_data.py
+++ b/prysm/sample_data.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 baseremote = r'https://github.com/brandondube/prysm/raw/master/sample_files/'
 baselocal = Path(__file__)
-root = baselocal.parent / 'sampledata'
+root = baselocal.parent / '..' / 'prysm-sampledata'
 root.mkdir(exist_ok=True)