diff --git a/roles/grafana/grafana/init.sls b/roles/grafana/grafana/init.sls
--- a/roles/grafana/grafana/init.sls
+++ b/roles/grafana/grafana/init.sls
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
 #   Plugins access by nginx
 #   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
+/var/db/grafana:
+  file.directory:
+    - user: grafana
+
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Plugins access by nginx
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
 /var/lib/grafana:
   file.directory:
     - mode: 0751