diff --git a/cmd/packets/main.go b/cmd/packets/main.go
index 01de11d..c6a345b 100644
--- a/cmd/packets/main.go
+++ b/cmd/packets/main.go
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ func init() {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
+
+	_ = os.MkdirAll("/var/lib/packets", 0777)
 }
 
 // COBRA CMDS
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 12a83a0..0de79e4 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ skipping:
 }
 
 func GetPacketsUID() (int, error) {
-	_ = exec.Command("useradd", "-M", "-N", "-r", "packets").Run()
+	_ = exec.Command("useradd", "-M", "-N", "-r", "-s", "/bin/false", "-d", "/var/lib/packets", "packets").Run()
 	cmd := exec.Command("id", "-u", "packets")
 
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ func ChangeToNoPermission() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	_ = os.Chown("/var/lib/packets", uid, 0)
 
 	return syscall.Setresuid(0, uid, 0)