diff --git a/apps/irc/irc.yaml b/apps/irc/irc.yaml
index e6cf9c3..ad2489f 100644
--- a/apps/irc/irc.yaml
+++ b/apps/irc/irc.yaml
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ spec:
           args:
             - |
               mkdir -p /data/db /data/logs
+              touch /data/anope.db
               chown -R 10000:10000 /data 2>/dev/null || chmod -R 777 /data
           volumeMounts:
             - name: anope-data