diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl b/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl
index e65cfe5b..1306fb5f 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ true
 %pre
 getent group confluent > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd -r confluent
 getent passwd confluent > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -r -g confluent -d /var/lib/confluent -s /sbin/nologin confluent
-mkdir -p /etc/confluent /var/lib/confluent /var/run/confluent /var/log/confluent /var/cache/confluent
-chown -R confluent:confluent /etc/confluent /var/lib/confluent /var/run/confluent /var/log/confluent /var/cache/confluent
+mkdir -p /etc/confluent /var/lib/confluent /var/log/confluent /var/cache/confluent
+chown -R confluent:confluent /etc/confluent /var/lib/confluent /var/log/confluent /var/cache/confluent
 
 %post
 sysctl -p /usr/lib/sysctl.d/confluent.conf >& /dev/null
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if [ $NEEDCHOWN = 1 ]; then
         NEEDSTART=1
         systemctl stop confluent
     fi
-    chown -R confluent:confluent /etc/confluent /var/lib/confluent /var/run/confluent /var/log/confluent /var/cache/confluent
+    chown -R confluent:confluent /etc/confluent /var/lib/confluent /var/log/confluent /var/cache/confluent
 fi
 systemctl daemon-reload
 if systemctl is-active confluent > /dev/null || [ $NEEDSTART = 1 ]; then /usr/bin/systemctl restart confluent >& /dev/null; fi
diff --git a/confluent_server/systemd/confluent.service b/confluent_server/systemd/confluent.service
index 199d9973..3ecf1e11 100644
--- a/confluent_server/systemd/confluent.service
+++ b/confluent_server/systemd/confluent.service
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Description=Confluent hardware manager
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 #PIDFile=/var/run/confluent/pid
+RuntimeDirectory=confluent
+StateDirectory=confluent
+CacheDirectory=confluent
+LogsDirectory=confluent
+ConfigurationDirectory=confluent
 ExecStart=/opt/confluent/bin/confluent
 ExecStop=/opt/confluent/bin/confetty shutdown /
 Restart=on-failure