diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-openapi.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-openapi.yml
index 0abbb09c0d..3c3504e34d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-openapi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-openapi.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ jobs:
           debug: false
           script_stop: false
           script: |
+            if ! test -d /run/workflows; then
+                sudo mkdir -p /run/workflows
+                sudo chown ${{ secrets.REPO_USER }} /run/workflows
+            fi
             (
             flock -x -w 300 200 || exit 1
             TGT_DIR="/srv/repository/main/openapi"
@@ -196,4 +200,4 @@ jobs:
                 sudo rm ${TGT_DIR}/jellyfin-openapi-unstable_previous.json
                 sudo ln -s unstable/${LAST_SPEC} ${TGT_DIR}/jellyfin-openapi-unstable_previous.json
             fi
-            ) 200>/run/openapi-unstable.lock
+            ) 200>/run/workflows/openapi-unstable.lock