diff --git a/homelab-services/minio-service/flake.nix b/homelab-services/minio-service/flake.nix
index e50202a..3ebf71c 100644
--- a/homelab-services/minio-service/flake.nix
+++ b/homelab-services/minio-service/flake.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
             wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
             preStart = ''
+              mkdir -p ${opts.dataDir}
               chown -R minio:minio ${opts.dataDir}
               chmod u+rxw ${opts.dataDir}
             '';