diff --git a/machines/nixos/storage01/victoriametrics.nix b/machines/nixos/storage01/victoriametrics.nix
index b589051..8c68d20 100644
--- a/machines/nixos/storage01/victoriametrics.nix
+++ b/machines/nixos/storage01/victoriametrics.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 let
   port = 8428;
+  storageDataPath = "/data/fast/victoriametrics";
 in
 
 {
@@ -13,11 +14,15 @@ in
     enable = true;
 
     flags = {
+      inherit storageDataPath;
+
       # INFO: We keep the data for 2 years (24 months)
       retentionPeriod = "24";
       httpListenAddr = "${meta.network.${name}.netbirdIp}:${builtins.toString port}";
     };
   };
 
+  systemd.services.victoriametrics.serviceConfig.ReadWritePaths = [ storageDataPath ];
+
   networking.firewall.interfaces.wt0.allowedTCPPorts = [ port ];
 }