diff --git a/nut-monitor b/nut-monitor
index f06e565..a7a3f1e 100644
--- a/nut-monitor
+++ b/nut-monitor
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ restart() {
 }
 
 start_service() {
-        upsmon -p
+	mkdir -p /var/run/nut
+	chmod 700 /var/run/nut
+	upsmon -p
 }
 
 stop_service() {
diff --git a/nut-server b/nut-server
index ce1bdb0..1b3f614 100644
--- a/nut-server
+++ b/nut-server
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ restart() {
 }
 
 start_service() {
-        upsdrvctl start
-        upsd
+	mkdir -p /var/run/nut
+	chmod 700 /var/run/nut
+	chown root:root /var/run/nut
+	upsdrvctl start
+	upsd
 }
 
 stop_service() {