diff --git a/systemd/kaifareader.service b/systemd/kaifareader.service
index 47c0b1b..ae3957a 100644
--- a/systemd/kaifareader.service
+++ b/systemd/kaifareader.service
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ Description=kaifareader
 After=syslog.target network.target ntp.service
 
 [Service]
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/run/kaifareader
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/log/kaifareader
+ExecStartPre=/bin/chmod 777 /var/run/kaifareader
+ExecStartPre=/bin/chmod 777 /var/log/kaifareader
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/lib/kaifareader/kaifareader.py
 StandardOutput=null