diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 0eb873c..0f5713e 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ import reverseProxyMiddleware from './middleware/proxyMiddleware.js';
 const app = express();
 const FileStoreSession = FileStore(session);
 
+// Create sessions directory FIRST (before any middleware)
+try {
+  const sessionsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'sessions');
+  fs.mkdirSync(sessionsDir, { recursive: true });
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('✗ Failed to create sessions directory:', error);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
 // Initialize
 async function initialize() {
   console.log('🚀 Initializing Secure Proxy...');
 
-  // Create sessions directory if it doesn't exist
-  try {
-    const sessionsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'sessions');
-    fs.mkdirSync(sessionsDir, { recursive: true });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('✗ Failed to create sessions directory:', error);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
   // Database initialization
   try {
     await initDatabase(config.db.path);