diff --git a/postfix/manifests/init.pp b/postfix/manifests/init.pp
index 09a1676..90272fd 100644
--- a/postfix/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/postfix/manifests/init.pp
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ class postfix {
             owner => "root",
             group => "root",
         }
+        file { "/var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd":
+            ensure => directory,
+            mode => "0755",
+            owner => "root",
+            group => "root",
+        }
         mount { "/var/spool/postfix/var/run/saslauthd":
             name => "/var/run/saslauthd",
             ensure  => mounted,