diff --git a/contrib/archlinux.install b/contrib/archlinux.install
index 23d360b..cc8ed86 100644
--- a/contrib/archlinux.install
+++ b/contrib/archlinux.install
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ post_upgrade() {
   getent passwd mympd > /dev/null
   [ "$?" = "2" ] && useradd --system -d /var/lib/mympd -s /usr/sbin/nologin -g mympd mympd
 
-  # fix ownership of /var/lib/mympd
-  echo "INFO: Fixing ownership of /var/lib/mympd"
-  chown -R mympd.mympd /var/lib/mympd
-
   # link music directory to mympd if not already exising 
   echo "INFO: Trying to link musicdir to library"
   if [ -f /etc/mpd.conf ]
@@ -64,6 +60,17 @@ post_upgrade() {
     fi
   done
 
+  #default state files
+  [ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxMode ] || echo -n "0" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxMode
+  [ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxPlaylist ] || echo -n "Database" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxPlaylist
+  [ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxQueueLength ] || echo -n "1" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxQueueLength
+  [ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationPage ] || echo -n "true" > /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationPage
+  [ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationWeb ] || echo -n "false" > /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationWeb
+
+  # fix ownership of /var/lib/mympd
+  echo "INFO: Fixing ownership of /var/lib/mympd"
+  chown -R mympd.mympd /var/lib/mympd
+
   # move config into place unless already existing
   if [ ! -f /etc/mympd/mympd.conf ]
   then 
diff --git a/contrib/myMPD.spec b/contrib/myMPD.spec
index 2675239..3661ec3 100644
--- a/contrib/myMPD.spec
+++ b/contrib/myMPD.spec
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ getent group mympd > /dev/null
 getent passwd mympd > /dev/null
 [ "$?" = "2" ] && useradd -r mympd -g mympd -d /var/lib/mympd -s /usr/sbin/nologin
 
-echo "Fixing ownership of /var/lib/mympd"
-chown -R mympd.mympd /var/lib/mympd
-
 if [ -d /etc/systemd ]
 then
   [ -d /usr/lib/systemd/system ] || mkdir -p /usr/lib/systemd/system 
@@ -78,6 +75,16 @@ do
   fi
 done
 
+#default state files
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxMode ] || echo -n "0" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxMode
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxPlaylist ] || echo -n "Database" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxPlaylist
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxQueueLength ] || echo -n "1" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxQueueLength
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationPage ] || echo -n "true" > /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationPage
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationWeb ] || echo -n "false" > /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationWeb
+
+echo "Fixing ownership of /var/lib/mympd"
+chown -R mympd.mympd /var/lib/mympd
+
 # move config into place unless already existing
 if [ ! -f /etc/mympd/mympd.conf ]
 then 
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index ecff3a1..5b0322e 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ getent group mympd > /dev/null
 getent passwd mympd > /dev/null
 [ "$?" = "2" ] && useradd -r mympd -g mympd -d /var/lib/mympd -s /usr/sbin/nologin
 
-echo "Fixing ownership of /var/lib/mympd"
-chown -R mympd.mympd /var/lib/mympd
+
 
 echo "Trying to link musicdir to library"
 if [ -f /etc/mpd.conf ]
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ do
   fi
 done
 
-
 # move config into place unless already existing
 if [ ! -f /etc/mympd/mympd.conf ]
 then 
@@ -57,6 +55,16 @@ else
   echo "mympd.conf installed as mympd.conf.dist"
 fi
 
+#default state files
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxMode ] || echo -n "0" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxMode
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxPlaylist ] || echo -n "Database" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxPlaylist
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxQueueLength ] || echo -n "1" > /var/lib/mympd/state/jukeboxQueueLength
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationPage ] || echo -n "true" > /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationPage
+[ -f /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationWeb ] || echo -n "false" > /var/lib/mympd/state/notificationWeb
+
+echo "Fixing ownership of /var/lib/mympd"
+chown -R mympd.mympd /var/lib/mympd
+
 if [ -d /etc/mympd/ssl ]
 then
   echo "Certificates already created"