diff --git a/buffet/etc/init/buffet.conf b/buffet/etc/init/buffet.conf
index 9e628c5..0d7697e 100644
--- a/buffet/etc/init/buffet.conf
+++ b/buffet/etc/init/buffet.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 respawn
 
 pre-start script
-  mkdir -p /var/lib/buffet
+  mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/buffet
+  chown -R buffet:buffet /var/lib/buffet
 end script
 
 # Minijail actually forks off our desired process.