diff --git a/src/cli/ta/options/signer.rs b/src/cli/ta/options/signer.rs
index 4150fcb60..df90c2e73 100644
--- a/src/cli/ta/options/signer.rs
+++ b/src/cli/ta/options/signer.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::{error, fmt, fs, io};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use rpki::uri;
+use crate::constants;
 use crate::cli::options::args::JsonFile;
 use crate::cli::report::{Report, ReportFormat};
 use crate::cli::ta::signer::{
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct Command {
     #[arg(
         long, short,
         value_name = "path",
-        default_value = "/etc/krillta.conf"
+        default_value = constants::KRILL_DEFAULT_TA_CONFIG_FILE,
     )]
     config: ConfigFile,
 
diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index d71227b69..4b4f6ec71 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub const KRILL_CLIENT_APP: &str = "Krill Client";
 pub const KRILL_TA_CLIENT_APP: &str = "Krill Trust Anchor Client";
 
 pub const KRILL_DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE: &str = "/etc/krill.conf";
+pub const KRILL_DEFAULT_TA_CONFIG_FILE: &str = "/etc/krillta.conf";
 
 const KRILL_ENV_TEST: &str = "KRILL_TEST";
 const KRILL_ENV_TEST_ANN: &str = "KRILL_TEST_ANN";