diff --git a/bundles/redis/items.py b/bundles/redis/items.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f36b11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/redis/items.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+directories = {
+    '/var/lib/redis': {
+        'owner': 'redis',
+    },
+}
diff --git a/bundles/redis/metadata.py b/bundles/redis/metadata.py
index 52f5d2e..15f46f7 100644
--- a/bundles/redis/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/redis/metadata.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if node.has_bundle('zfs'):
                 'mountpoint': '/var/lib/redis',
                 'needed_by': [
                     'pkg_apt:redis-server',
+                    'directory:/var/lib/redis',
                 ],
             },
         },