diff --git a/modules/services/lib.nix b/modules/services/lib.nix
index 9ba97ad..2c8ff1f 100644
--- a/modules/services/lib.nix
+++ b/modules/services/lib.nix
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ ${concatStringsSep "\n" (map (m: "                  - ${m}") middlewares)}
               set -- ${perm}
               WANTED_PERMISSIONS=$1
               FOLDER_PATH=$2
-              ACTUAL_PERMISSIONS=$(stat -c '%u:%g' "$FOLDER_PATH")
 
               if [[ ! -e "$FOLDER_PATH" ]]; then
                 mkdir -p "$FOLDER_PATH"
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ ${concatStringsSep "\n" (map (m: "                  - ${m}") middlewares)}
                 mkdir -p "$FOLDER_PATH"
               fi
 
+              ACTUAL_PERMISSIONS=$(stat -c '%u:%g' "$FOLDER_PATH")
               if [[ "$ACTUAL_PERMISSIONS" != "$WANTED_PERMISSIONS" ]]; then
                 chown -R "$WANTED_PERMISSIONS" "$FOLDER_PATH"
               fi