diff --git a/src/com.unprompted.tildefriends.yml b/src/com.unprompted.tildefriends.yml
index b9600bdf..208c2ab0 100644
--- a/src/com.unprompted.tildefriends.yml
+++ b/src/com.unprompted.tildefriends.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk
 command: tildefriends-run.sh
 finish-args:
   - --share=network
+  - --filesystem=xdg-data/applications/tildefriends
 modules:
   - name: tildefriends
     buildsystem: simple
@@ -21,5 +22,5 @@ modules:
       - type: script
         dest-filename: tildefriends-run.sh
         commands:
-          - mkdir ~/.local/share/applications/tildefriends/
+          - mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications/tildefriends/
           - exec tildefriends run -z /app/share/data.zip -d ~/.local/share/applications/tildefriends/db.sqlite