diff --git a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/actual.nix b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/actual.nix
index 3f38fda..e316d65 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/actual.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/actual.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,23 @@
 let
   port = 8408;
   host = "actual.moonythm.dev";
+  dataDir = "/persist/state/var/lib/actual";
 in
 {
   imports = [ ../../common/optional/services/nginx.nix ];
+
   services.nginx.virtualHosts.${host} = config.satellite.proxy port { };
 
+  # Ensure persistent directory exists
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ "d ${dataDir}" ];
+
   # {{{ General config
   virtualisation.oci-containers.containers.actual = {
     image = "actualbudget/actual-server:latest";
     autoStart = true;
 
     ports = [ "${toString port}:5006" ]; # server:docker
-    volumes = [ "/persist/state/var/lib/actual:/data" ]; # server:docker
+    volumes = [ "${dataDir}:/data" ]; # server:docker
 
     environment = { };
   };