diff --git a/manifests/runner.pp b/manifests/runner.pp
index b61898d..d2a4ad3 100644
--- a/manifests/runner.pp
+++ b/manifests/runner.pp
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ class podmanrunner::runner (
       mode    => '0400',
     }
 
-    file { "/opt/${username}${x}/runnerdata":
-      ensure => directory,
-      mode   => '0700',
-      #owner  => "${username}${x}",
-      #group  => "${username}${x}",
+    unless File["/opt/${username}${x}/runnerdata"] {
+      file { "/opt/${username}${x}/runnerdata":
+        ensure => directory,
+        mode   => '0700',
+        owner   => "${username}${x}",
+        group   => "${username}${x}",
+      }
     }
 
     file { "/opt/${username}${x}/runnerdata/config.yml":