diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
index e1cab5e..890dbca 100644
--- a/server/Makefile
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ setup:
 
 build:
 	-mkdir -p ../client/.output/public/
+	-mkdir data/
 	$(MAKE) generate
 	cd src/ && CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ../knowyt knowyt.go