diff --git a/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
index 1d81655..29fa440 100644
--- a/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-debian10-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ echo "======= create zfs pools and datasets =========="
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 zpool create \
   "$v_bpool_tweaks" -O canmount=off -O devices=off \
-  -o cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
+  -o cachefile=/etc/zpool.cache \
   -O mountpoint=/boot -R $c_zfs_mount_dir -f \
   $v_bpool_name $pools_mirror_option "${bpool_disks_partitions[@]}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 echo -n "$v_passphrase" | zpool create \
-  -o cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
+  -o cachefile=/etc/zpool.cache \
   $v_rpool_tweaks \
   "${encryption_options[@]}" \
   -O mountpoint=/ -R $c_zfs_mount_dir -f \
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ echo "======= set root password =========="
 chroot_execute "echo root:$(printf "%q" "$v_root_password") | chpasswd"
 
 echo "======= setting up zfs cache =========="
-cp /etc/zfs/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+cp /etc/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 echo "========setting up zfs module parameters========"
 chroot_execute "echo options zfs zfs_arc_max=$((v_zfs_arc_max_mb * 1024 * 1024)) >> /etc/modprobe.d/zfs.conf"
diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh
index 7fc38c7..e890706 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu18-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -506,14 +506,14 @@ echo "======= create zfs pools and datasets =========="
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 zpool create \
   $v_bpool_tweaks -O canmount=off -O devices=off \
-  -o cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
+  -o cachefile=/etc/zpool.cache \
   -O mountpoint=/boot -R $c_zfs_mount_dir -f \
   $v_bpool_name $pools_mirror_option "${bpool_disks_partitions[@]}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 echo -n "$v_passphrase" | zpool create \
   $v_rpool_tweaks \
-  -o cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
+  -o cachefile=/etc/zpool.cache \
   "${encryption_options[@]}" \
   -O mountpoint=/ -R $c_zfs_mount_dir -f \
   $v_rpool_name $pools_mirror_option "${rpool_disks_partitions[@]}"
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ echo "======= set root password =========="
 chroot_execute "echo root:$(printf "%q" "$v_root_password") | chpasswd"
 
 echo "======= setting up zfs cache =========="
-cp /etc/zfs/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+cp /etc/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 echo "========setting up zfs module parameters========"
 chroot_execute "echo options zfs zfs_arc_max=$((v_zfs_arc_max_mb * 1024 * 1024)) >> /etc/modprobe.d/zfs.conf"
diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
index d739971..5b82255 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu20-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -506,14 +506,14 @@ echo "======= create zfs pools and datasets =========="
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 zpool create \
   $v_bpool_tweaks -O canmount=off -O devices=off \
-  -o cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
+  -o cachefile=/etc/zpool.cache \
   -O mountpoint=/boot -R $c_zfs_mount_dir -f \
   $v_bpool_name $pools_mirror_option "${bpool_disks_partitions[@]}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 echo -n "$v_passphrase" | zpool create \
   $v_rpool_tweaks \
-  -o cachefile=/etc/zfs/zpool.cache \
+  -o cachefile=/etc/zpool.cache \
   "${encryption_options[@]}" \
   -O mountpoint=/ -R $c_zfs_mount_dir -f \
   $v_rpool_name $pools_mirror_option "${rpool_disks_partitions[@]}"
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ echo "======= set root password =========="
 chroot_execute "echo root:$(printf "%q" "$v_root_password") | chpasswd"
 
 echo "======= setting up zfs cache =========="
-cp /etc/zfs/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+cp /etc/zpool.cache /mnt/etc/zfs/zpool.cache
 
 echo "========setting up zfs module parameters========"
 chroot_execute "echo options zfs zfs_arc_max=$((v_zfs_arc_max_mb * 1024 * 1024)) >> /etc/modprobe.d/zfs.conf"