diff --git a/init b/init
index bb2a8d9..e442590 100755
--- a/init
+++ b/init
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ if [ -z "$@" ]; then
 	# Set password
 	[ -n "${RSPAMD_PASSWD}" ] && sed -i -e 's/^#\s*password/    password/' -e "s/@PASSWORD@/${RSPAMD_PASSWD}/" /etc/rspamd/rspamd.conf.local.override
 
-	[ -x /usr/bin/rspamd ] && exec /usr/bin/rspamd -u rspamd -g rspamd -c /etc/rspamd/rspamd.conf -f -p /var/run/rspamd.pid &
+	mkdir -p /run/rspamd
+	[ -x /usr/bin/rspamd ] && exec /usr/bin/rspamd -u rspamd -g rspamd -c /etc/rspamd/rspamd.conf -f -p /run/rspamd/rspamd.pid &
 
 	wait
 else