diff --git a/rifaserver/app.py b/rifaserver/app.py
index 8e0d5eb..2794fb6 100644
--- a/rifaserver/app.py
+++ b/rifaserver/app.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def create_app():
         app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = secrets.token_hex()
         print(f"Using generated key {app.config['SECRET_KEY']}")
         _config['SECRET_KEY'] = app.config['SECRET_KEY']
+        os.makedirs(app.instance_path, exist_ok=True)
         with open(config_filename, 'w') as f:
             json.dump(_config, f)
     db.init_app(app)