diff --git a/hosts/sire/guests/paperless.nix b/hosts/sire/guests/paperless.nix
index 5095669..a221916 100644
--- a/hosts/sire/guests/paperless.nix
+++ b/hosts/sire/guests/paperless.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ in {
     }
   ];
 
+  # TODO: workaround for https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/discussions/5606
+  systemd.services.paperless-web.script = lib.mkBefore ''
+    mkdir -p /tmp/paperless
+  '';
+
   services.paperless = {
     enable = true;
     address = "0.0.0.0";