diff --git a/templates/service_templates/redis.service.erb b/templates/service_templates/redis.service.erb
index 1898e35..1567e21 100644
--- a/templates/service_templates/redis.service.erb
+++ b/templates/service_templates/redis.service.erb
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Advanced key-value store for <%= @title %>
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+RuntimeDirectory=redis
+RuntimeDirectoryMode=2755
 Type=forking
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/redis-server <%= @redis_file_name %>
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/redis-server -p <%= @port %> shutdown
 TimeoutStopSec=0
 Restart=always
 User=<%= @service_user %>
 Group=<%= @service_user %>
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target