diff --git a/zookeeper/10zookeeper-config.yml b/zookeeper/10zookeeper-config.yml
index 06943914..cf36942d 100644
--- a/zookeeper/10zookeeper-config.yml
+++ b/zookeeper/10zookeeper-config.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ data:
     #!/bin/bash
     set -x
 
+    [ -d /var/lib/zookeeper/data ] || mkdir /var/lib/zookeeper/data
     [ -z "$ID_OFFSET" ] && ID_OFFSET=1
     export ZOOKEEPER_SERVER_ID=$((${HOSTNAME##*-} + $ID_OFFSET))
     echo "${ZOOKEEPER_SERVER_ID:-1}" | tee /var/lib/zookeeper/data/myid
diff --git a/zookeeper/50pzoo.yml b/zookeeper/50pzoo.yml
index 68e1dbdd..4e897ec9 100644
--- a/zookeeper/50pzoo.yml
+++ b/zookeeper/50pzoo.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ spec:
         - name: config
           mountPath: /etc/kafka
         - name: data
-          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper/data
+          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper
       containers:
       - name: zookeeper
         image: solsson/kafka:1.0.2@sha256:7fdb326994bcde133c777d888d06863b7c1a0e80f043582816715d76643ab789
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ spec:
         - name: config
           mountPath: /etc/kafka
         - name: data
-          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper/data
+          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper
       volumes:
       - name: configmap
         configMap:
diff --git a/zookeeper/51zoo.yml b/zookeeper/51zoo.yml
index 42c12128..bc0bf12b 100644
--- a/zookeeper/51zoo.yml
+++ b/zookeeper/51zoo.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
         - name: config
           mountPath: /etc/kafka
         - name: data
-          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper/data
+          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper
       containers:
       - name: zookeeper
         image: solsson/kafka:1.0.2@sha256:7fdb326994bcde133c777d888d06863b7c1a0e80f043582816715d76643ab789
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ spec:
         - name: config
           mountPath: /etc/kafka
         - name: data
-          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper/data
+          mountPath: /var/lib/zookeeper
       volumes:
       - name: configmap
         configMap: