diff --git a/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json/json_handler.py b/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json/json_handler.py
index 0095da62..99eda4cc 100644
--- a/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json/json_handler.py
+++ b/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json/json_handler.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 # Infrastructure paths (package-relative)
 _AI_MAIL_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]  # ai_mail/
-AI_MAIL_JSON_DIR = _AI_MAIL_ROOT / ".ai_mail.local"
+AI_MAIL_JSON_DIR = _AI_MAIL_ROOT / "ai_mail_json"
 
 from aipass.ai_mail.apps.handlers.json_utils.json_handler import (  # noqa: F401
     load_json,
diff --git a/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json_utils/json_handler.py b/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json_utils/json_handler.py
index 54aa6789..66b60b85 100644
--- a/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json_utils/json_handler.py
+++ b/src/aipass/ai_mail/apps/handlers/json_utils/json_handler.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import inspect
 _AI_MAIL_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]  # ai_mail/
 
 # Constants - Updated for AI_MAIL
-AI_MAIL_JSON_DIR = _AI_MAIL_ROOT / ".ai_mail.local"
+AI_MAIL_JSON_DIR = _AI_MAIL_ROOT / "ai_mail_json"
 JSON_TEMPLATES_DIR = _AI_MAIL_ROOT / "apps" / "json_templates"