diff --git a/doc/source/admin/reports_options.rst b/doc/source/admin/reports_options.rst
index e60fb645988..7f99b347436 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/reports_options.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/reports_options.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 :Description:
     Where dataset files are stored.
-:Default: ``database/files``
+:Default: ``database/objects``
 :Type: str
 
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
index e8e4213900c..5f653fbe35d 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self.database_connection = kwargs.get("database_connection", False)
         self.database_engine_options = get_database_engine_options(kwargs)
         # Where dataset files are stored
-        self.file_path = resolve_path(kwargs.get("file_path", "database/files"), self.root)
+        self.file_path = resolve_path(kwargs.get("file_path", "database/objects"), self.root)
         self.new_file_path = resolve_path(kwargs.get("new_file_path", "database/tmp"), self.root)
         self.id_secret = kwargs.get("id_secret", "USING THE DEFAULT IS NOT SECURE!")
         self.use_remote_user = string_as_bool(kwargs.get("use_remote_user", "False"))