diff --git a/terraform/drone-runners.tf b/terraform/drone-runners.tf
index a7ec096..27c3b15 100644
--- a/terraform/drone-runners.tf
+++ b/terraform/drone-runners.tf
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ terraform {
       version = "1.16.0"
     }
   }
+ backend "local" {
+         path = "/data/runner.tfstate"  
+ }
 }
 
 provider "linode" {