diff --git a/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go b/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go
index edd196f97..e19d2b0ab 100644
--- a/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go
+++ b/cmd/cri-containerd/options/options.go
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ func (c *CRIContainerdOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.BoolVar(&c.PrintVersion, "version",
 		false, "Print cri-containerd version information and quit.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.NetworkPluginBinDir, "network-bin-dir",
-		"/etc/cni/net.d", "The directory for putting network binaries.")
+		"/opt/cni/bin", "The directory for putting network binaries.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.NetworkPluginConfDir, "network-conf-dir",
-		"/opt/cni/bin", "The directory for putting network plugin configuration files.")
+		"/etc/cni/net.d", "The directory for putting network plugin configuration files.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.StreamServerAddress, "stream-addr",
 		"", "The ip address streaming server is listening on. Default host interface is used if this is empty.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.StreamServerPort, "stream-port",
diff --git a/pkg/server/service.go b/pkg/server/service.go
index 3bf193cc7..df9d55ec3 100644
--- a/pkg/server/service.go
+++ b/pkg/server/service.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func NewCRIContainerdService(containerdEndpoint, rootDir, networkPluginBinDir, n
 		client:          client,
 	}
 
-	netPlugin, err := ocicni.InitCNI(networkPluginBinDir, networkPluginConfDir)
+	netPlugin, err := ocicni.InitCNI(networkPluginConfDir, networkPluginBinDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize cni plugin: %v", err)
 	}