diff --git a/develop/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service b/develop/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
index 0c73fb55fb..31ceccb77f 100644
--- a/develop/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/develop/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ReloadPropagatedFrom=matrix-synapse.target
 Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=main
 User=matrix-synapse
+RuntimeDirectory=synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/matrix-synapse
 ExecStartPre=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ --generate-keys