diff --git a/provider.tf b/provider.tf
index 8c95fdf..54fa327 100644
--- a/provider.tf
+++ b/provider.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 terraform {
   backend "s3" {
     bucket         = "terraform"
-    key            = "/terraform.tfstate"
+    key            = "terraform.tfstate"
     region         = "us-east-1"
     #encrypt        = true
     use_lockfile = true # Use S3 native locking (Terraform 1.9.0+)