diff --git a/roles/livy/common/tasks/jmx-exporter.yml b/roles/livy/common/tasks/jmx-exporter.yml
index 2a14e7e4..ff054b81 100644
--- a/roles/livy/common/tasks/jmx-exporter.yml
+++ b/roles/livy/common/tasks/jmx-exporter.yml
@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 ---
-- name: Ensure configuration directory
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_dir }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ livy_user }}"
-    group: "{{ hadoop_group }}"
-    mode: "750"
-
 - name: Render jmx-exporter config file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     content: "{{ jmx_exporter | to_nice_yaml }}"
-    dest: "{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_dir }}/{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file }}"
+    dest: "{{ livy_root_conf_dir }}/{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file }}"
     owner: "{{ livy_user }}"
     group: "{{ hadoop_group }}"
     mode: "600"
diff --git a/roles/livy/server/tasks/config.yml b/roles/livy/server/tasks/config.yml
index 7dc7286f..84018a89 100644
--- a/roles/livy/server/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/roles/livy/server/tasks/config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Check if livy config exists
-  ansible.builtin.stat:
-    path: "{{ livy_server_conf_dir }}/"
-  register: livy_config
-
 - name: Backup configuration
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: "{{ livy_server_conf_dir }}/"
@@ -12,15 +7,7 @@
     owner: "{{ livy_user }}"
     mode: "755"
     remote_src: yes
-  when: livy_config.stat.exists
-
-- name: Ensure livy config dir exists
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "{{ livy_server_conf_dir }}/"
-    state: directory
-    group: root
-    owner: root
-    mode: "755"
+  tags: ['backup', 'never']
 
 - name: Template livy-env.sh
   ansible.builtin.template:
diff --git a/roles/livy/server/tasks/install.yml b/roles/livy/server/tasks/install.yml
index 8d5458c9..a8ed4d4b 100644
--- a/roles/livy/server/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/livy/server/tasks/install.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@
     mode: "750"
     recurse: yes
 
+- name: Create config directory
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ livy_server_conf_dir }}/"
+    state: directory
+    group: "{{ hadoop_group }}"
+    owner: "{{ livy_user }}"
+    mode: "755"
+
 - name: Template Livy Server service file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: livy-server.service.j2
diff --git a/tdp_vars_defaults/livy-spark3/livy-spark3.yml b/tdp_vars_defaults/livy-spark3/livy-spark3.yml
index c17f4581..796f679f 100644
--- a/tdp_vars_defaults/livy-spark3/livy-spark3.yml
+++ b/tdp_vars_defaults/livy-spark3/livy-spark3.yml
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ livy_conf:
   livy.server.recovery.zk-state-store.key-prefix: "livy{{ spark_version }}"
 
 # jmx exporter config
-livy_jmx_exporter_conf_dir: "/etc/livy-spark3"
 livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file: "jmx-exporter.yml"
 exporter_livy_http_port: "{{ exporter_livy_spark3_http_port }}"
-jmx_exporter_opts: "{% if 'exporter_jmx' in groups and groups['exporter_jmx'] %}-javaagent:{{ jmx_exporter_install_file }}={{ exporter_livy_spark3_http_port }}:{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_dir }}/{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file }}{% endif %}"
+jmx_exporter_opts: "{% if 'exporter_jmx' in groups and groups['exporter_jmx'] %}-javaagent:{{ jmx_exporter_install_file }}={{ exporter_livy_spark3_http_port }}:{{ livy_root_conf_dir }}/{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file }}{% endif %}"
 
 jmx_exporter:
   startDelaySeconds: 0
diff --git a/tdp_vars_defaults/livy/livy.yml b/tdp_vars_defaults/livy/livy.yml
index 7f95b18e..9d7384f6 100644
--- a/tdp_vars_defaults/livy/livy.yml
+++ b/tdp_vars_defaults/livy/livy.yml
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ livy_conf:
   livy.server.recovery.zk-state-store.key-prefix: "livy{{ spark_version }}"
 
 # jmx exporter config
-livy_jmx_exporter_conf_dir: "/etc/livy"
 livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file: "jmx-exporter.yml"
 exporter_livy_http_port: "{{ exporter_livy_spark_http_port }}"
-jmx_exporter_opts: "{% if 'exporter_jmx' in groups and groups['exporter_jmx'] %}-javaagent:{{ jmx_exporter_install_file }}={{ exporter_livy_spark_http_port }}:{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_dir }}/{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file }}{% endif %}"
+jmx_exporter_opts: "{% if 'exporter_jmx' in groups and groups['exporter_jmx'] %}-javaagent:{{ jmx_exporter_install_file }}={{ exporter_livy_spark_http_port }}:{{ livy_root_conf_dir }}/{{ livy_jmx_exporter_conf_file }}{% endif %}"
 jmx_exporter:
   startDelaySeconds: 0
   lowercaseOutputName: false