diff --git a/files/sshd@mgmt.service b/files/sshd@mgmt.service
index 7b63f30..bdcb2a3 100644
--- a/files/sshd@mgmt.service
+++ b/files/sshd@mgmt.service
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ KillMode=process
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartPreventExitStatus=255
 Type=notify
+RuntimeDirectory=sshd
+RuntimeDirectoryMode=0755
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target