diff --git a/bin/rootd b/bin/rootd
index c8c7d04..2b1fb40 100755
--- a/bin/rootd
+++ b/bin/rootd
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 export PATH="$PATH:/app:$(dirname "$0")"
 
+mkdir -p /tmp/registrars /tmp/tlds
+
 update_data()
 {
   registrars.pl /tmp/registrars &