diff --git a/furtka/paths.py b/furtka/paths.py
index f32d895..9b6166d 100644
--- a/furtka/paths.py
+++ b/furtka/paths.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 DEFAULT_APPS_DIR = Path("/var/lib/furtka/apps")
-DEFAULT_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR = Path("/opt/furtka/apps")
+# Bundled apps live alongside the Python package inside each versioned slot
+# (/opt/furtka/versions/<ver>/apps/), reached via the /opt/furtka/current
+# symlink. A flat /opt/furtka/apps path would break the Phase-2 self-update
+# flow (symlink swap wouldn't move the bundled-app tree along with the code).
+DEFAULT_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR = Path("/opt/furtka/current/apps")
 
 
 def apps_dir() -> Path: