diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 2994f4679..4ffe5e77f 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set -e
 case "$1" in
 
 	configure)
-		adduser --quiet --system --group --disabled-password --shell /bin/false --gecos "CGRateS" cgrates || true
+		adduser --quiet --system --group --disabled-password --shell /bin/false --home /run/cgrates --gecos "CGRateS" cgrates || true
 		chown -R cgrates:cgrates /var/spool/cgrates/
 		chown -R cgrates:cgrates /var/lib/cgrates/
 		chown -R cgrates:cgrates /usr/share/cgrates/