diff --git a/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix b/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix
index 24de6ba..85ef4ce 100644
--- a/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix
+++ b/modules/services/forgejo-runner.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ in
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/ci.yaml;
       restartUnits = [ "gitea-runner-forgejo.sinerva.eu.service" ];
     };
+    systemd.tmpfiles.settings."gitea-runner" = {
+      "/var/lib/private/gitea-runner".d = {
+        user = "nobody";
+        group = "nogroup";
+        mode = "0755";
+      };
+      "/var/lib/private/gitea-runner/default".d = {
+        user = "nobody";
+        group = "nogroup";
+        mode = "0755";
+      };
+    };
+    environment.persistence."/persist" = {
+      files = [ "/var/lib/private/gitea-runner/default/.runner" ];
+    };
 
     services.gitea-actions-runner = {
       package = pkgs.forgejo-runner;