diff --git a/install/emissary-files.mk b/install/emissary-files.mk
index 373d44c..82fb2aa 100644
--- a/install/emissary-files.mk
+++ b/install/emissary-files.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ install-emissary-files:
 	mkdir -p files/etc/uci-defaults
 	cp -r misc/emissary/uci-defaults/* files/etc/uci-defaults/
 
+	# Copy keep.d files
+	mkdir -p files/lib/upgrade/keep.d
+	cp -r misc/emissary/keep.d/* files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/
+
 	mkdir -p gitea-dl/emissary-agent_linux_$(EMISSARY_ARCH)
 	cd gitea-dl && tar -xzf emissary-agent_*_linux_$(EMISSARY_ARCH).tar.gz -C emissary-agent_linux_$(EMISSARY_ARCH)
 	
diff --git a/misc/emissary/keep.d/emissary b/misc/emissary/keep.d/emissary
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c827cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/emissary/keep.d/emissary
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/etc/machine-id
+/var/lib/emissary/agent-key.json
+/var/lib/emissary/state.json