diff --git a/utils/systemd/monerod.service b/utils/systemd/monerod.service
index 5f37e54b2..dbb9e8aaa 100644
--- a/utils/systemd/monerod.service
+++ b/utils/systemd/monerod.service
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ User=monero
 Group=monero
 WorkingDirectory=~
 RuntimeDirectory=monero
+StateDirectory=monero
+LogsDirectory=monero
 
 # Clearnet config
 #