diff --git a/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix b/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix
index 24de6ba..467e73c 100644
--- a/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix
+++ b/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ in
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/ci.yaml;
       restartUnits = [ "gitea-runner-forgejo.sinerva.eu.service" ];
     };
+    environment.persistence."/persist" = {
+      directories = [
+        {
+          directory = "/var/lib/private/gitea-runner";
+          user = "nobody";
+          group = "nogroup";
+          mode = "u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
 
     services.gitea-actions-runner = {
       package = pkgs.forgejo-runner;