diff --git a/lass/2configs/blue-host.nix b/lass/2configs/blue-host.nix
index be9f68c08..e80ce326a 100644
--- a/lass/2configs/blue-host.nix
+++ b/lass/2configs/blue-host.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ in {
       '';
     }
   ];
+
+  system.activationScripts.containerPermissions = ''
+    mkdir -p /var/lib/containers
+    chmod 711 /var/lib/containers
+  '';
+
   containers.blue = {
     config = { ... }: {
       environment.systemPackages = [