diff --git a/data/defaults.yaml b/data/defaults.yaml
--- a/data/defaults.yaml
+++ b/data/defaults.yaml
@@ -1810,6 +1810,7 @@
   - swh_lister_debian
   - swh_lister_github
 
+swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::config_file: "loader/git.yml"
 swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::concurrency: 2
 swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::loglevel: info
 swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::task_broker: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::task_broker')}"
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/swh_loader_git.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/swh_loader_git.pp
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/swh_loader_git.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/swh_loader_git.pp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   $loglevel = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::loglevel')
   $task_broker = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::task_broker')
 
-  $config_file = '/etc/softwareheritage/loader/git-updater.yml'
+  $config_file = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::config_file')
+  $config_directory = lookup('swh::conf_directory')
+  $config_path = "${config_directory}/${config_file}"
   $config = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::swh_loader_git::config')
 
   $task_modules = ['swh.loader.git.tasks']
@@ -21,11 +23,11 @@
     task_queues  => $task_queues,
     require      => [
       Class['profile::swh::deploy::base_loader_git'],
-      File[$config_file],
+      File[$config_path],
     ],
   }
 
-  file {$config_file:
+  file {$config_path:
     ensure  => 'present',
     owner   => 'swhworker',
     group   => 'swhworker',