diff --git a/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml b/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml
index 00bece4..eacc55c 100644
--- a/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 # SPDX-Security-Contact: security@coresecret.eu
 
 build:
-  counter: 1023
+  counter: 1024
   version: V8.13.288.2025.10.24
 # vim: number et ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 ai tw=128 ft=yaml
diff --git a/config/hooks/live/0860_sops.chroot b/config/hooks/live/0860_sops.chroot
index 701a17d..777db1a 100644
--- a/config/hooks/live/0860_sops.chroot
+++ b/config/hooks/live/0860_sops.chroot
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ rm -f "/tmp/sops-${SOPS_VER}.checksums.txt"
 rm -f "/tmp/sops-${SOPS_VER}.checksums.pem"
 rm -f "/tmp/sops-${SOPS_VER}.checksums.sig"
 
+umask 0077
+
+mkdir -p /root/.config/sops/age
+
 printf "\e[92m++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++ ✅ '%s' applied successfully. \e[0m\n" "${0}"
 
 exit 0