diff --git a/rootfs/standard/etc/systemd/system/loopd.service b/rootfs/standard/etc/systemd/system/loopd.service
index 871e8c6d..fa5e4914 100644
--- a/rootfs/standard/etc/systemd/system/loopd.service
+++ b/rootfs/standard/etc/systemd/system/loopd.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ After=lnd.service
 [Service]
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/is_not_shutting_down.sh
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/wait_on_lnd.sh
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/loopd
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/loopd --loopdir=/mnt/hdd/mynode/loop
 
 User=bitcoin
 Group=bitcoin
diff --git a/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh b/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh
index df3f5965..606211d8 100755
--- a/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh
+++ b/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/settings
 mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/.config
 mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/bitcoin
 mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/lnd
+mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/loop
+mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/pool
 mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/quicksync
 mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/redis
 mkdir -p /mnt/hdd/mynode/mongodb
@@ -364,6 +366,14 @@ USER=$(stat -c '%U' /mnt/hdd/mynode/lnd)
 if [ "$USER" != "bitcoin" ]; then
     chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/mynode/lnd
 fi
+USER=$(stat -c '%U' /mnt/hdd/mynode/loop)
+if [ "$USER" != "bitcoin" ]; then
+    chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/mynode/loop
+fi
+USER=$(stat -c '%U' /mnt/hdd/mynode/pool)
+if [ "$USER" != "bitcoin" ]; then
+    chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/mynode/pool
+fi
 USER=$(stat -c '%U' /mnt/hdd/mynode/whirlpool)
 if [ "$USER" != "bitcoin" ]; then
     chown -R bitcoin:bitcoin /mnt/hdd/mynode/whirlpool