diff --git a/colab.spec b/colab.spec
index b888bc8..4b1aff4 100644
--- a/colab.spec
+++ b/colab.spec
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ if [ -x /usr/bin/postgres ]; then
   colab-admin migrate
 fi
 
+mkdir -p /var/lock/colab
+chown colab:colab /var/lock/colab
+
 mkdir -p /var/lib/colab-assets
 chown colab:colab /var/lib/colab-assets
 
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