diff --git a/debian/conf/jellyfin b/debian/conf/jellyfin
index c6e595f15a..64c98520cb 100644
--- a/debian/conf/jellyfin
+++ b/debian/conf/jellyfin
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ JELLYFIN_CONFIG_DIR="/etc/jellyfin"
 JELLYFIN_LOG_DIR="/var/log/jellyfin"
 JELLYFIN_CACHE_DIR="/var/cache/jellyfin"
 
+# web client path, installed by the jellyfin-web package
+JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT="--webdir=/usr/share/jellyfin/web"
+
 # Restart script for in-app server control
 JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT="--restartpath=/usr/lib/jellyfin/restart.sh"
 
@@ -37,4 +40,4 @@ JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT="--ffmpeg=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg"
 # Application username
 JELLYFIN_USER="jellyfin"
 # Full application command
-JELLYFIN_ARGS="$JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT $JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT $JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT $JELLFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT"
+JELLYFIN_ARGS="$JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT $JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT $JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT $JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT $JELLFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT"
diff --git a/debian/jellyfin.service b/debian/jellyfin.service
index 1305e238b0..f1a8f4652c 100644
--- a/debian/jellyfin.service
+++ b/debian/jellyfin.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After = network.target
 Type = simple
 EnvironmentFile = /etc/default/jellyfin
 User = jellyfin
-ExecStart = /usr/bin/jellyfin ${JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT}
+ExecStart = /usr/bin/jellyfin ${JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT}
 Restart = on-failure
 TimeoutSec = 15
 
diff --git a/fedora/jellyfin.env b/fedora/jellyfin.env
index de48f13af5..bf64acd3f9 100644
--- a/fedora/jellyfin.env
+++ b/fedora/jellyfin.env
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ JELLYFIN_CONFIG_DIR="/etc/jellyfin"
 JELLYFIN_LOG_DIR="/var/log/jellyfin"
 JELLYFIN_CACHE_DIR="/var/cache/jellyfin"
 
+# web client path, installed by the jellyfin-web package
+JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT="--webdir=/usr/share/jellyfin-web"
+
 # In-App service control
 JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT="--restartpath=/usr/libexec/jellyfin/restart.sh"
 
diff --git a/fedora/jellyfin.service b/fedora/jellyfin.service
index f3dc594b1c..b092ebf2f0 100644
--- a/fedora/jellyfin.service
+++ b/fedora/jellyfin.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Description=Jellyfin is a free software media system that puts you in control of
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/jellyfin
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/jellyfin
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/jellyfin ${JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/jellyfin ${JELLYFIN_WEB_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_RESTART_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_FFMPEG_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_SERVICE_OPT} ${JELLYFIN_NOWEBAPP_OPT}
 TimeoutSec=15
 Restart=on-failure
 User=jellyfin