diff --git a/debian/chrono.conf b/debian/chrono.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 34f4c632..00000000
--- a/debian/chrono.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Type   Path         Mode  UID     GID     Age  Argument
-# See tmpfiles.d(5) for details
-  d      /run/chrono  0755  chrono  chrono  -    -
diff --git a/debian/chrono.install b/debian/chrono.install
index 816f47b5..d95a6a25 100644
--- a/debian/chrono.install
+++ b/debian/chrono.install
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 debian/chrono.service     /lib/systemd/system
-debian/chrono.conf        /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
 debian/chrono-manage      /usr/bin
 debian/settings.py        /etc/chrono
 debian/debian_config.py   /usr/lib/chrono
diff --git a/debian/chrono.service b/debian/chrono.service
index b18e74e5..9361fd41 100644
--- a/debian/chrono.service
+++ b/debian/chrono.service
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/gunicorn \
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 PrivateTmp=true
 Restart=on-failure
+RuntimeDirectory=chrono
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target