diff --git a/config/setup.conf b/config/setup.conf
index 9bef057..69725cc 100644
--- a/config/setup.conf
+++ b/config/setup.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE="menu"
 DEFAULT_SHELL="zsh"
 
 # Ollama AI Configuration
+# Suggested custom models path, pre-filled only if the user declines
+# Ollama's own default storage location (/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models).
 OLLAMA_MODELS_DEFAULT="/mnt/Data/Software/ollama/models"
 OLLAMA_FLASH_ATTENTION="1"
 OLLAMA_KV_CACHE_TYPE="q8_0"
diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index 805c313..c78032f 100755
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -255,7 +255,12 @@ prompt_ollama_models_path() {
         return 0
     fi
 
-    local default_path="${OLLAMA_MODELS_DEFAULT:-/mnt/Data/Software/ollama/models}"
+    # Ollama's own default storage location (used by the official install
+    # script / systemd service, which runs as the "ollama" user).
+    local ollama_default_path="/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models"
+    # Suggested custom path, only ever pre-filled once the user has
+    # explicitly declined the Ollama default above.
+    local custom_path_suggestion="${OLLAMA_MODELS_DEFAULT:-/mnt/Data/Software/ollama/models}"
     local chosen=""
     local is_interactive=0
     if { [[ -t 0 ]] || has_tty; } && [[ "${DEBIAN_FRONTEND:-}" != "noninteractive" && "${CI:-}" != "1" && "${AUTO_CONFIRM:-}" != "1" ]]; then
@@ -271,20 +276,20 @@ prompt_ollama_models_path() {
         fi
 
         # If whiptail is available and running on an active terminal, first ask
-        # whether the configured default path should be used, and only show
-        # the free-text path dialog (pre-filled with that default) if not.
+        # whether Ollama's own default path should be used, and only show the
+        # free-text path dialog (pre-filled with the custom suggestion) if not.
         if command_exists whiptail && has_tty; then
             local yesno_status=0
             run_whiptail --title "Ollama KI-Modelle Speicherort" \
                 --yes-button "Standard verwenden" --no-button "Eigenen Pfad angeben" \
-                --yesno "Standard-Speicherort für Ollama-Modelle:\n\n$default_path\n\nMöchtest du diesen Speicherort verwenden?" \
+                --yesno "Standard-Speicherort für Ollama-Modelle:\n\n$ollama_default_path\n\nMöchtest du diesen Speicherort verwenden?" \
                 12 70 || yesno_status=$?
             if [[ "$yesno_status" -eq 0 || "$yesno_status" -eq 255 ]]; then
-                # Yes, or ESC/Cancel (255) - use the configured default,
+                # Yes, or ESC/Cancel (255) - use the Ollama default,
                 # consistent with the inputbox fallback below where an
-                # empty or cancelled dialog also keeps the default instead
-                # of asking again.
-                chosen="$default_path"
+                # empty or cancelled dialog also keeps its own default
+                # instead of asking again.
+                chosen="$ollama_default_path"
             fi
 
             if [[ -z "$chosen" ]]; then
@@ -292,34 +297,34 @@ prompt_ollama_models_path() {
                 tui_tmp="$(mktemp)"
                 if run_whiptail --output-fd 3 --title "Ollama KI-Modelle Speicherort" \
                     --inputbox "Bitte gib den Speicherort für die Ollama KI-Modelle an:" \
-                    10 70 "$default_path" \
+                    10 70 "$custom_path_suggestion" \
                     3> "$tui_tmp"; then
                     chosen="$(sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' < "$tui_tmp")"
                 fi
                 rm -f "$tui_tmp"
-                [[ -z "$chosen" ]] && chosen="$default_path"
+                [[ -z "$chosen" ]] && chosen="$custom_path_suggestion"
             fi
         fi
 
         # CLI fallback if whiptail was not used or failed
         if [[ -z "$chosen" ]]; then
             printf "\n%bOllama KI-Modelle Speicherort:%b\n" "${CLR_CYAN}" "${CLR_RESET}" > "$tty_out"
-            printf "Standard-Pfad: %b%s%b\n" "${CLR_BOLD}" "$default_path" "${CLR_RESET}" > "$tty_out"
+            printf "Standard-Pfad: %b%s%b\n" "${CLR_BOLD}" "$ollama_default_path" "${CLR_RESET}" > "$tty_out"
             if confirm_yes_no "Standard-Speicherort verwenden? [J/n]: " "j" "$tty_in" "$tty_out"; then
-                chosen="$default_path"
+                chosen="$ollama_default_path"
             else
                 local input_path=""
-                read -r -p "Speicherort für Ollama-Modelle eingeben [$default_path]: " input_path < "$tty_in" > "$tty_out" 2>&1 || true
+                read -r -p "Speicherort für Ollama-Modelle eingeben [$custom_path_suggestion]: " input_path < "$tty_in" > "$tty_out" 2>&1 || true
                 input_path="$(echo "$input_path" | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//')"
                 if [[ -n "$input_path" ]]; then
                     chosen="$input_path"
                 else
-                    chosen="$default_path"
+                    chosen="$custom_path_suggestion"
                 fi
             fi
         fi
     else
-        chosen="$default_path"
+        chosen="$ollama_default_path"
     fi
 
     export OLLAMA_MODELS="$chosen"