diff --git a/deploy.d/config.yml b/deploy.d/config.yml
index b90879d..c0538b1 100644
--- a/deploy.d/config.yml
+++ b/deploy.d/config.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ vars:
     - "dat://cf9de5d87118ad22ecd927df1c1b174632c6a1920ade2ef57f75e8421017ccc5"
 
 volumes:
-  - type: directory
-    src: /var/lib/homebase
-    dest: /root/
+  - /var/lib/homebase:/root/
 
 templates:
   - src: homebase.yml.j2
diff --git a/deploy.d/plays/predeploy.yml b/deploy.d/plays/predeploy.yml
index 6db7c98..60eb894 100644
--- a/deploy.d/plays/predeploy.yml
+++ b/deploy.d/plays/predeploy.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@
   service:
     name: ufw
     state: restarted
+
+- name: Create homebase application directories
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: /var/lib/homebase
+    state: directory
+    owner: dokku
+    group: dokku