diff --git a/internal/common/paths.go b/internal/common/paths.go
index 94137ec4..09e0f90b 100644
--- a/internal/common/paths.go
+++ b/internal/common/paths.go
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@ var RequiredDirectories = []string{
 	ConfigDir,
 	ErrorPagesDir,
 	MiddlewareComposeDir,
+	DataDir,
+	MetricsDataDir,
 }