diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/network/network/xyz.openbmc_project.Network.service b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/network/network/xyz.openbmc_project.Network.service
index b9f7da7..3fe2dca 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/network/network/xyz.openbmc_project.Network.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/network/network/xyz.openbmc_project.Network.service
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 Restart=always
 Type=dbus
 BusName={BUSNAME}
+RuntimeDirectory = network
+RuntimeDirectoryPreserve = yes
+StateDirectory = network
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy={SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}