diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run/root.go b/pkg/cmd/run/root.go
index 2f5b03d21..6650f954d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run/root.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ nitric run -s ../projectX/ "functions/*.ts"`,
 		}
 		tasklet.MustRun(createBaseImage, tasklet.Opts{Signal: term})
 
-		ls := run.NewLocalServices(s.Name, s.Dir)
+		ls := run.NewLocalServices(s)
 		memerr := make(chan error)
 
 		pool := run.NewRunProcessPool()
diff --git a/pkg/run/minio.go b/pkg/run/minio.go
index cb1f8a5cd..9e76e4877 100644
--- a/pkg/run/minio.go
+++ b/pkg/run/minio.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package run
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ type MinioServer struct {
 	dir     string
 	name    string
 	cid     string
+	buckets []string
 	ce      containerengine.ContainerEngine
-	apiPort int
+	apiPort int // external API port from the minio container
 }
 
 const (
@@ -46,11 +48,11 @@ const (
 	runPerm          = os.ModePerm // NOTE: octal notation is important here!!!
 	labelStackName   = "io.nitric/stack"
 	labelType        = "io.nitric/type"
-	minioPort        = 9000
-	minioConsolePort = 9001 // TODO: Determine if we would like to expose the console
+	minioPort        = 9000 // internal minio api port
+	minioConsolePort = 9001 // internal minio console port
 )
 
-// StartMinio -
+// Start - Start the local Minio server
 func (m *MinioServer) Start() error {
 	runDir, err := filepath.Abs(m.dir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -59,13 +61,17 @@ func (m *MinioServer) Start() error {
 
 	err = os.MkdirAll(runDir, runPerm)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "mkdirall")
+		return errors.WithMessage(err, "os.MkdirAll")
+	}
+
+	// create required buckets
+	for _, bName := range m.buckets {
+		err = os.MkdirAll(path.Join(runDir, "buckets", bName), runPerm)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithMessage(err, "os.MkdirAll")
+		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Create new buckets on the fly
-	//for bName := range l.s.Buckets {
-	//	os.MkdirAll(path.Join(nitricRunDir, "buckets", bName), runPerm)
-	//}
 	ports, err := utils.Take(2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "freeport.Take")
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ func (m *MinioServer) Start() error {
 
 	cc := &container.Config{
 		Image: minioImage,
-		Cmd:   []string{"minio", "server", "/nitric/buckets", "--console-address", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", consolePort)},
+		Cmd:   []string{"minio", "server", "/nitric/buckets", "--console-address", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", minioConsolePort)},
 		ExposedPorts: nat.PortSet{
 			nat.Port(fmt.Sprintf("%d/tcp", minioPort)):        struct{}{},
 			nat.Port(fmt.Sprintf("%d/tcp", minioConsolePort)): struct{}{},
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ func (m *MinioServer) Start() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	m.cid = cID
-	m.apiPort = minioPort
+	m.apiPort = int(port)
 
 	pterm.Debug.Print(containerengine.Cli(cc, hc))
 
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ func (m *MinioServer) Stop() error {
 	return m.ce.Stop(m.cid, &timeout)
 }
 
-func NewMinio(dir string, name string) (*MinioServer, error) {
+func NewMinio(dir string, name string, buckets []string) (*MinioServer, error) {
 	ce, err := containerengine.Discover()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -156,8 +162,9 @@ func NewMinio(dir string, name string) (*MinioServer, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &MinioServer{
-		ce:   ce,
-		dir:  dir,
-		name: name,
+		ce:      ce,
+		dir:     dir,
+		name:    name,
+		buckets: buckets,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/run/run.go b/pkg/run/run.go
index f7c96335c..699415437 100644
--- a/pkg/run/run.go
+++ b/pkg/run/run.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/nitrictech/cli/pkg/stack"
 	"github.com/nitrictech/cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/nitrictech/nitric/pkg/membrane"
 	boltdb_service "github.com/nitrictech/nitric/pkg/plugins/document/boltdb"
@@ -48,19 +49,17 @@ type LocalServicesStatus struct {
 }
 
 type localServices struct {
-	stackName string
-	stackPath string
-	mio       *MinioServer
-	mem       *membrane.Membrane
-	status    *LocalServicesStatus
+	s      *stack.Stack
+	mio    *MinioServer
+	mem    *membrane.Membrane
+	status *LocalServicesStatus
 }
 
-func NewLocalServices(stackName, stackPath string) LocalServices {
+func NewLocalServices(s *stack.Stack) LocalServices {
 	return &localServices{
-		stackName: stackName,
-		stackPath: stackPath,
+		s: s,
 		status: &LocalServicesStatus{
-			RunDir:          filepath.Join(utils.NitricRunDir(), stackName),
+			RunDir:          filepath.Join(utils.NitricRunDir(), s.Name),
 			GatewayAddress:  nitric_utils.GetEnv("GATEWAY_ADDRESS", ":9001"),
 			MembraneAddress: net.JoinHostPort("localhost", "50051"),
 		},
@@ -87,7 +86,13 @@ func (l *localServices) Status() *LocalServicesStatus {
 
 func (l *localServices) Start(pool worker.WorkerPool) error {
 	var err error
-	l.mio, err = NewMinio(l.status.RunDir, l.stackName)
+
+	buckets := make([]string, 0, len(l.s.Buckets))
+	for k := range l.s.Buckets {
+		buckets = append(buckets, k)
+	}
+
+	l.mio, err = NewMinio(l.status.RunDir, l.s.Name, buckets)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}