diff --git a/setup/start/setup_infra.sh b/setup/start/setup_infra.sh
index 01997055e..9ea9b1559 100755
--- a/setup/start/setup_infra.sh
+++ b/setup/start/setup_infra.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ docker run --restart=always -d --name="graphite" \
     -p 127.0.0.1:2004:2004 \
     -p 127.0.0.1:8000:8000 \
     -v "${DATA_DIR}/graphite:/app/data" "${GRAPHITE_IMAGE}"
+# collectd 5.4.1 has some bug where we simply cannot get it to create df-vda1
+mkdir -p "${DATA_DIR}/graphite/whisper/collectd/localhost/"
+vda1_id=$(blkid -s UUID -o value /dev/vda1)
+ln -sfF "df-disk_by-uuid_${vda1_id}" "${DATA_DIR}/graphite/whisper/collectd/localhost/df-vda1"
 
 # mail
 mail_container_id=$(docker run --restart=always -d --name="mail" \