diff --git a/bundles/telegraf/items.py b/bundles/telegraf/items.py
index 08ab134..18bd0ee 100644
--- a/bundles/telegraf/items.py
+++ b/bundles/telegraf/items.py
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ else:
         },
     }
 
+directories = {
+    '/etc/telegraf/.cache': {
+        'owner': 'telegraf',
+    },
+}
+
 users = {
     'telegraf': {
         'groups': node.metadata.get('telegraf/additional_groups', set()),
@@ -139,5 +145,8 @@ if node.has_bundle('apt'):
     users['telegraf']['needs'] = {
         'pkg_apt:telegraf',
     }
+    directories['/etc/telegraf/.cache']['needs'] = {
+        'pkg_apt:telegraf',
+    }
 
 # Arch users: install telegraf or telegraf-bin from AUR