diff --git a/contrib/systemd/osmo-sip-connector.service b/contrib/systemd/osmo-sip-connector.service
index 673aa53..27688af 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/osmo-sip-connector.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/osmo-sip-connector.service
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Wants=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Restart=always
+StateDirectory=osmocom
+WorkingDirectory=%S/osmocom
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/osmo-sip-connector -c /etc/osmocom/osmo-sip-connector.cfg
 RestartSec=2