diff --git a/settings/BackgroundJobs/VerifyUserData.php b/settings/BackgroundJobs/VerifyUserData.php
index f044c9f31fb..4a32398f6c4 100644
--- a/settings/BackgroundJobs/VerifyUserData.php
+++ b/settings/BackgroundJobs/VerifyUserData.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class VerifyUserData extends Job {
 
 		$result = false;
 
-		$url = rtrim($argument['data'], '/') . '/well-known/' . 'CloudIdVerificationCode.txt';
+		$url = rtrim($argument['data'], '/') . '/.well-known/' . 'CloudIdVerificationCode.txt';
 
 		$client = $this->httpClientService->newClient();
 		try {
diff --git a/settings/Controller/UsersController.php b/settings/Controller/UsersController.php
index f481629e98b..eb169afdc46 100644
--- a/settings/Controller/UsersController.php
+++ b/settings/Controller/UsersController.php
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class UsersController extends Controller {
 				break;
 			case 'verify-website':
 				$accountData[AccountManager::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified'] = AccountManager::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS;
-				$msg = $this->l10n->t('In order to verify your Website store following content in your web-root at \'CloudIdVerificationCode.txt\' (please make sure that the complete text is in one line):');
+				$msg = $this->l10n->t('In order to verify your Website store following content in your web-root at \'.well-known/CloudIdVerificationCode.txt\' (please make sure that the complete text is in one line):');
 				$type = AccountManager::PROPERTY_WEBSITE;
 				$data = $accountData[AccountManager::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['value'];
 				break;