diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ba8ab5f..d9203837 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ __preset__:
     
   # Pass any arg directly to yt-dlp's Python API
   ytdl_options:
-    cookiefile: "/config/cookie.txt" 
+    cookiefile: "/config/ytdl-sub-configs/cookie.txt"
 
 ###################################################################
 # TV Show Presets. Can replace Plex with Plex/Jellyfin/Emby/Kodi
diff --git a/docker/root/defaults/subscriptions.yaml b/docker/root/defaults/subscriptions.yaml
index 98535e27..4fd02a39 100644
--- a/docker/root/defaults/subscriptions.yaml
+++ b/docker/root/defaults/subscriptions.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ __preset__:
 
   # Pass any arg directly to yt-dlp's Python API
   # ytdl_options:
-  #   cookiefile: "/config/cookie.txt"
+  #   cookiefile: "/config/ytdl-sub-configs/cookie.txt"
 
 ###################################################################
 # Subscriptions nested under this will use the
diff --git a/docs/source/config_reference/subscription_yaml.rst b/docs/source/config_reference/subscription_yaml.rst
index 298456f8..5d1ad0fb 100644
--- a/docs/source/config_reference/subscription_yaml.rst
+++ b/docs/source/config_reference/subscription_yaml.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ supply a cookies file path.
 
     # Directly set plugin options:
     ytdl_options:
-      cookiefile: "/config/cookie.txt"
+      cookiefile: "/config/ytdl-sub-configs/cookie.txt"
 
 Layout
 ------
diff --git a/docs/source/guides/install/docker.rst b/docs/source/guides/install/docker.rst
index 4a4481cd..319bdefe 100644
--- a/docs/source/guides/install/docker.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guides/install/docker.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ For example::
 
   $ docker compose run --rm --user="${PUID}:${PGID}" --entrypoint="ytdl-sub" ytdl-sub sub
 
+.. note::
+
+   In `the recommended GUI image <gui image_>`_, the ``DEFAULT_WORKSPACE`` directory is
+   ``/config/ytdl-sub-configs/`` which is used throughout the documentation and
+   examples. In the headless images, that directory is just ``/config/``, so substitute
+   that path if using a headless image.
+
 
 Install with Docker Compose
 ---------------------------
diff --git a/examples/advanced/tv_show_config.yaml b/examples/advanced/tv_show_config.yaml
index d2019b9a..4b6c5db7 100644
--- a/examples/advanced/tv_show_config.yaml
+++ b/examples/advanced/tv_show_config.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ presets:
     # ytdl_options lets you pass any arg into yt-dlp's Python API
     ytdl_options:
       # Set the cookie file
-      # cookiefile: "/config/youtube_cookies.txt"
+      # cookiefile: "/config/ytdl-sub-configs/youtube_cookies.txt"
 
       # For YouTube, get English metadata if multiple languages are present
       extractor_args: