diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh
index 92a7acb..9b766fa 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/40-postgres.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv sh
 
 mkdir -p /config/postgres
+mkdir -p /var/run/postgresql 
+chown postgres:postgres /var/run/postgresql
 chown -R postgres:postgres /config/postgres
 chmod 0700 /config/postgres