diff --git a/roles/grafana_alloy/README.md b/roles/grafana_alloy/README.md
index 316050b..e1f015f 100644
--- a/roles/grafana_alloy/README.md
+++ b/roles/grafana_alloy/README.md
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ Install Grafana Alloy from the release binary and configures it to scrape log fi
 ## Variables
 
 ```yaml
-alloy_version: "1.17.1"
-alloy_config_dir: "/etc/alloy"
-alloy_data_dir: "/var/lib/alloy"
-alloy_loki_url: "http://localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
-alloy_log_paths:
+grafana_alloy_version: "1.17.1"
+grafana_alloy_config_dir: "/etc/alloy"
+grafana_alloy_data_dir: "/var/lib/alloy"
+grafana_alloy_loki_url: "http://localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
+grafana_alloy_log_paths:
   - "/var/log/*.log"
 ```
 
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ alloy_log_paths:
   roles:
     - role: grafana_alloy
       vars:
-        alloy_loki_url: "http://loki.example.com:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
-        alloy_log_paths:
+        grafana_alloy_loki_url: "http://loki.example.com:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
+        grafana_alloy_log_paths:
           - "/var/log/*.log"
           - "/var/log/myapp/*.log"
 ```
diff --git a/roles/grafana_alloy/templates/alloy.service.j2 b/roles/grafana_alloy/templates/alloy.service.j2
index 9a109eb..7a6f3a9 100644
--- a/roles/grafana_alloy/templates/alloy.service.j2
+++ b/roles/grafana_alloy/templates/alloy.service.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/alloy run {{ grafana_alloy_config_dir }}/config.alloy \
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 
 # Security hardening
-ReadWritePaths={{ grafana_alloy_data_dir }}
+ReadWritePaths={{ grafana_alloy_data_dir }} {{ grafana_alloy_config_dir }} 
 ProtectSystem=strict
 NoNewPrivileges=true
 PrivateTmp=true