diff --git a/services/blog.nix b/services/blog.nix
index c79e464..05be692 100644
--- a/services/blog.nix
+++ b/services/blog.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 { ... }:
 
 {
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+    "d /var/www/blog 0755 ellie nginx -"
+  ];
+
   services.nginx.virtualHosts."ellie.town" = {
     enableACME = true;
     forceSSL = true;