diff --git a/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix b/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix
index 4bac63d..0baf6b2 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ in {
     mode = "0750";
   }{
     path = "${serverCfg.dataPath}/immich/";
-    owner = "1000:1000";
     mode = "0755";
   }];
 
@@ -58,6 +57,8 @@ in {
         $PSQL -d "immich_db" -tAc "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vchord CASCADE;"
         $PSQL -d "immich_db" -tAc "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS earthdistance CASCADE;"
 
+        mkdir -p ${serverCfg.dataPath}/immich/{upload,library,thumbs,encoded-video,profile,backups}
+
         IMMICH_URL="https://${containerCfg.subdomain}.${serverCfg.domain}"
         until [[ "$(${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$IMMICH_URL")" =~ (200|301|302) ]]; do
           sleep 5