diff --git a/crates/storage/src/config.rs b/crates/storage/src/config.rs
index b01ced6..5a6861c 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/config.rs
@@ -608,16 +608,23 @@ impl Config {
         if !vault.is_dir() {
             return Err(ConfigError::VaultIsNotDirectory { path: vault });
         }
-        let vault = vault
-            .to_str()
-            .ok_or(ConfigError::InvalidField { field: "vault" })?;
         let mut document = self.document.clone();
         let root = document
             .as_table_mut()
             .ok_or_else(|| ConfigError::Malformed {
                 path: self.source.clone(),
             })?;
-        root.insert("vault".to_owned(), toml::Value::String(vault.to_owned()));
+        if vault != self.vault {
+            let base = self
+                .source
+                .parent()
+                .ok_or(ConfigError::InvalidField { field: "source" })?;
+            let stored = vault.strip_prefix(base).unwrap_or(&vault);
+            root.insert(
+                "vault".to_owned(),
+                toml::Value::String(path_text(stored, "vault")?),
+            );
+        }
         root.insert(
             "default_key".to_owned(),
             toml::Value::String(settings.default_key),
@@ -1152,7 +1159,7 @@ struct RawGitRemote {
 
 fn validate_config(
     source: PathBuf,
-    document: toml::Value,
+    mut document: toml::Value,
     raw: RawConfig,
 ) -> Result<Config, ConfigError> {
     let base = source
@@ -1162,6 +1169,7 @@ fn validate_config(
     if vault.exists() && !vault.is_dir() {
         return Err(ConfigError::VaultIsNotDirectory { path: vault });
     }
+    make_local_path_relative(&mut document, base, &vault, "vault")?;
 
     let key_material = resolve_required_path(base, raw.key_material, "key_material")?;
     if !key_material.exists() {
@@ -1176,6 +1184,7 @@ fn validate_config(
     }
     let key_material = fs::canonicalize(&key_material)
         .map_err(|_| ConfigError::InvalidKeyMaterial { path: key_material })?;
+    make_local_path_relative(&mut document, base, &key_material, "key_material")?;
 
     let default_key = raw
         .default_key
@@ -1276,7 +1285,54 @@ fn resolve_required_path(
     if value.as_os_str().is_empty() {
         return Err(ConfigError::InvalidField { field });
     }
-    Ok(resolve_path(base, &value))
+    let resolved = resolve_path(base, &value);
+    if resolved.exists() || !value.is_absolute() {
+        return Ok(resolved);
+    }
+    Ok(relocated_mobile_path(base, &resolved, field).unwrap_or(resolved))
+}
+
+fn relocated_mobile_path(base: &Path, path: &Path, field: &'static str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let leaf = match field {
+        "vault" => "vault",
+        "key_material" => "keys",
+        _ => return None,
+    };
+    let suffix = Path::new("Library/Application Support/ironstorage").join(leaf);
+    let is_stale_mobile_path = [
+        Path::new("/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application"),
+        Path::new("/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application"),
+    ]
+    .iter()
+    .any(|prefix| {
+        path.strip_prefix(prefix).is_ok_and(|relative| {
+            let mut components = relative.components();
+            components.next().is_some() && components.as_path() == suffix
+        })
+    });
+    let relocated = base.join(leaf);
+    (is_stale_mobile_path && relocated.exists()).then_some(relocated)
+}
+
+fn make_local_path_relative(
+    document: &mut toml::Value,
+    base: &Path,
+    path: &Path,
+    field: &'static str,
+) -> Result<(), ConfigError> {
+    let Ok(relative) = path.strip_prefix(base) else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+    let root = document
+        .as_table_mut()
+        .ok_or_else(|| ConfigError::Malformed {
+            path: base.join(CONFIG_FILE),
+        })?;
+    root.insert(
+        field.to_owned(),
+        toml::Value::String(path_text(relative, field)?),
+    );
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn path_text(path: &Path, field: &'static str) -> Result<String, ConfigError> {
@@ -1649,4 +1705,31 @@ mod tests {
             ("ALICE", Some(1_789_000_000), MobileTab::Preferences)
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stale_ios_container_path_follows_the_current_container() {
+        let temporary = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temporary directory");
+        let vault = temporary.path().join("vault");
+        let keys = temporary.path().join("keys");
+        let source = temporary.path().join("config.toml");
+        fs::create_dir(&vault).expect("vault");
+        fs::create_dir(&keys).expect("keys");
+        fs::write(
+            &source,
+            r#"vault = "/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/OLD-CONTAINER/Library/Application Support/ironstorage/vault"
+default_key = "ALICE"
+key_material = "keys"
+"#,
+        )
+        .expect("config");
+
+        let config = Config::load(Some(&source)).expect("recover moved container");
+        assert_eq!(config.vault(), fs::canonicalize(vault).expect("vault path"));
+        config
+            .update_mobile_tab(MobileTab::Preferences)
+            .expect("persist recovered config");
+        let contents = fs::read_to_string(source).expect("read config");
+        assert!(contents.contains("vault = \"vault\""));
+        assert!(!contents.contains("OLD-CONTAINER"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/storage/src/mobile_key_transfer.rs b/crates/storage/src/mobile_key_transfer.rs
index 594d8cb..c8fe0cf 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/mobile_key_transfer.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/mobile_key_transfer.rs
@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@ mod tests {
                 .as_str(),
             ALICE_FINGERPRINT
         );
+        let config = std::fs::read_to_string(fixture.config.source())?;
+        assert!(config.contains("vault = \"vault\""));
+        assert!(config.contains("key_material = \"keys\""));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -870,8 +873,8 @@ mod tests {
         std::fs::write(
             &config_path,
             format!(
-                "vault = {:?}\ndefault_key = {:?}\nkey_material = {:?}\n",
-                vault, ALICE_FINGERPRINT, keys
+                "vault = \"vault\"\ndefault_key = {:?}\nkey_material = \"keys\"\n",
+                ALICE_FINGERPRINT
             ),
         )?;
         let config = Config::load(Some(&config_path))?;