diff --git a/src/startapp.sh b/src/startapp.sh
index 14d6c6a..b9136e4 100755
--- a/src/startapp.sh
+++ b/src/startapp.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+mkdir -p /app/cura/config
+mkdir -p /app/cura/data
+
 export HOME=/home
 exec /opt/cura/usr/bin/cura.sh