diff --git a/versions/slave/airootfs/fast_install_stage2.sh b/versions/slave/airootfs/fast_install_stage2.sh
index 898e692..d814dc7 100644
--- a/versions/slave/airootfs/fast_install_stage2.sh
+++ b/versions/slave/airootfs/fast_install_stage2.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 echo "Inside Chroot Env"
 echo
 source /environment.sh
@@ -111,6 +110,9 @@ systemctl enable munge
 systemctl enable slurmd
 systemctl enable saturnDiscover
 
+mkdir /var/lib/slurm/
+chown slurm:slurm /var/lib/slurm/
+
 echo "Exiting Chroot Environment"
 
 exit