diff --git a/packages/sftpgo/0001-conf.patch b/packages/sftpgo/0001-conf.patch
index 350577817d845ac..2df33658df73ceb 100644
--- a/packages/sftpgo/0001-conf.patch
+++ b/packages/sftpgo/0001-conf.patch
@@ -46,3 +46,25 @@
    },
    "httpd": {
      "bindings": [
+@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@
+         }
+       }
+     ],
+-    "templates_path": "templates",
+-    "static_files_path": "static",
+-    "openapi_path": "openapi",
++    "templates_path": "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/share/sftpgo/templates",
++    "static_files_path": "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/share/sftpgo/static",
++    "openapi_path": "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/share/sftpgo/openapi",
+     "web_root": "",
+     "certificate_file": "",
+     "certificate_key_file": "",
+@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
+     "auth_type": 0,
+     "encryption": 0,
+     "domain": "",
+-    "templates_path": "templates",
++    "templates_path": "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/share/sftpgo/templates",
+     "debug": 0,
+     "oauth2": {
+       "provider": 0,
diff --git a/packages/sftpgo/build.sh b/packages/sftpgo/build.sh
index 1280d54a3798c94..6e803c9248ad61b 100644
--- a/packages/sftpgo/build.sh
+++ b/packages/sftpgo/build.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Full-featured and highly configurable SFTP, HTTP/S, FTP/
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="AGPL-V3"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="2.6.4"
+TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=1
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/releases/download/v$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION/sftpgo_v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}_src_with_deps.tar.xz
 TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=5903360dd6da0dba07c778e2886e437d1c54a625894b7443e3b3b155f5ed3a73
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=true
@@ -58,4 +59,8 @@ termux_step_make_install() {
 
 	mkdir -p "$TERMUX_PREFIX"/share/sftpgo/man/man1
 	"$TERMUX_PKG_HOSTBUILD_DIR"/sftpgo gen man -d "$TERMUX_PREFIX"/share/sftpgo/man/man1
+
+	# for sftpgo.db
+	mkdir -p "$TERMUX_PREFIX"/var/lib/sftpgo
+	touch "$TERMUX_PREFIX"/var/lib/sftpgo/.placeholder
 }