diff --git a/puppet/modules/colab/manifests/cronmailman.pp b/puppet/modules/colab/manifests/cronmailman.pp
index 7819bb5..be0a8e3 100644
--- a/puppet/modules/colab/manifests/cronmailman.pp
+++ b/puppet/modules/colab/manifests/cronmailman.pp
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ class colab::cronmailman {
     content => template('colab/import_mailman_messages.erb'),
     ensure  => present,
   }
+
+  file { '/var/lock/colab':
+    ensure => directory,
+    owner  => 'colab',
+  }
 }
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