diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr b/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr
index 59943adb6..54317c778 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/pkg-descr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Changelog
 
 1.3
 
-* Add textfile collector directory support
+* Add textfile collector support (fixed directory: /var/db/node_exporter/textfile)
 
 1.2
 
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml
index cb5ab61d5..d1295959a 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/NodeExporter/forms/general.xml
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
     <help>Enable the ZFS collector.</help>
   </field>
   <field>
-    <id>general.textfile_directory</id>
-    <label>Textfile Directory</label>
-    <type>text</type>
-    <help>Path to a directory read by the textfile collector. Files ending in .prom in this directory will be exposed as metrics. Leave empty to disable. Example: /var/db/node_exporter</help>
+    <id>general.textfile</id>
+    <label>Textfile Collector</label>
+    <type>checkbox</type>
+    <help>Enable the textfile collector. When enabled, .prom files placed in /var/db/node_exporter/textfile will be exposed as metrics.</help>
   </field>
 </form>
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml
index 144f669ab..679c28663 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/NodeExporter/General.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
         <interrupts type="BooleanField"/>
         <ntp type="BooleanField"/>
         <zfs type="BooleanField"/>
-        <textfile_directory type="TextField"/>
+        <textfile type="BooleanField"/>
     </items>
 </model>
diff --git a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter
index e65ce07ce..dd768e723 100644
--- a/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter
+++ b/sysutils/node_exporter/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/NodeExporter/node_exporter
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
     {%- set zfs = no_collector + "zfs " -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
-{%- if not helpers.empty('OPNsense.NodeExporter.textfile_directory') -%}
-    {%- set textfile_directory = "--collector.textfile.directory=" + OPNsense.NodeExporter.textfile_directory + " " -%}
+{%- if OPNsense.NodeExporter.textfile == '1' -%}
+    {%- set textfile = "--collector.textfile.directory=/var/db/node_exporter/textfile " -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
 {%- if ':' in OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenaddress -%}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   {%- set listenaddress = OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenaddress -%}
 {%- endif -%}
 
-node_exporter_args="{{ cpu }}{{ exec }}{{ filesystem }}{{ loadavg }}{{ meminfo }}{{ netdev }}{{ ntp }}{{ time }}{{ devstat }}{{ zfs }}{{ textfile_directory }}"
+node_exporter_args="{{ cpu }}{{ exec }}{{ filesystem }}{{ loadavg }}{{ meminfo }}{{ netdev }}{{ ntp }}{{ time }}{{ devstat }}{{ zfs }}{{ textfile }}"
 node_exporter_listen_address="{{ listenaddress }}:{{ OPNsense.NodeExporter.listenport }}"
 node_exporter_enable="YES"