diff --git a/scripts/upgrade.sh b/scripts/upgrade.sh
index 6c14b55f6..49055bdb3 100755
--- a/scripts/upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/upgrade.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ set -eu
 
 # Backward path compatibility now upgrade.sh is in dist/scripts since v6
 
-/bin/sh ../dist/scripts/upgrade.sh $1
+/bin/sh ../dist/scripts/upgrade.sh ${1:-/var/www/peertube}
+