diff --git a/postgis/README.md b/postgis/README.md
index e75a30c..eee029c 100644
--- a/postgis/README.md
+++ b/postgis/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ You should see `postgis`, `postgis_raster` (and so on) listed among the installe
 
 ### 4. Verify OS dependencies are properly satisfied
 
-PostGIS requires several OS dependencies that are being provided via the `/system` directory.
+PostGIS requires several OS dependencies that are being provided via the `system` directory.
 CloudNativePG makes them available to PostgreSQL by adding the directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH for the PostgreSQL process.
 
 To verify that all PostGIS shared libraries requirements are being properly satisfied,
diff --git a/postgis/metadata.hcl b/postgis/metadata.hcl
index 9f2156c..448ad6c 100644
--- a/postgis/metadata.hcl
+++ b/postgis/metadata.hcl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata = {
   shared_preload_libraries = []
   extension_control_path   = []
   dynamic_library_path     = []
-  ld_library_path          = ["/system"]
+  ld_library_path          = ["system"]
   auto_update_os_libs      = true
   required_extensions      = []