diff --git a/buffet/buffet.conf b/buffet/buffet.conf
index 7c3ee8c..66cd9ed 100644
--- a/buffet/buffet.conf
+++ b/buffet/buffet.conf
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@
 stop on stopping system-services
 respawn
 
+pre-start script
+  mkdir -p /var/lib/buffet
+end script
+
 exec buffet