diff --git a/db/.gitkeep b/db/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af79432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Empty file - db directory is created at runtime
+// This file ensures the directory exists in git
diff --git a/scripts/initDb.js b/scripts/initDb.js
index db15a0a..040e772 100644
--- a/scripts/initDb.js
+++ b/scripts/initDb.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import { initDatabase } from '../src/db.js';
 import config from '../src/config.js';
 
@@ -8,11 +9,20 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 async function main() {
   try {
     console.log('🚀 Initializing database...');
+    
+    // Ensure db directory exists
+    const dbDir = path.dirname(config.db.path);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dbDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(dbDir, { recursive: true });
+      console.log(`✓ Created directory: ${dbDir}`);
+    }
+    
     await initDatabase(config.db.path);
     console.log('✓ Database initialized successfully!');
+    console.log(`✓ Database location: ${config.db.path}`);
     process.exit(0);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('✗ Database initialization failed:', error);
+    console.error('✗ Database initialization failed:', error.message);
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/seedDb.js b/scripts/seedDb.js
index 26133cd..1c2fa55 100644
--- a/scripts/seedDb.js
+++ b/scripts/seedDb.js
@@ -2,10 +2,19 @@ import { getDatabase } from '../src/db.js';
 import { initDatabase } from '../src/db.js';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import config from '../src/config.js';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 
 async function main() {
   try {
     console.log('🚀 Initializing and seeding database...');
+    
+    // Ensure db directory exists
+    const dbDir = path.dirname(config.db.path);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dbDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(dbDir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+    
     await initDatabase(config.db.path);
     const db = await getDatabase();
 
diff --git a/sessions/.gitkeep b/sessions/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b879bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sessions/.gitkeep
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Empty file - sessions directory is created at runtime
+// This file ensures the directory exists in git
diff --git a/src/db.js b/src/db.js
index 803a184..be1cc0c 100644
--- a/src/db.js
+++ b/src/db.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import sqlite3 from 'sqlite3';
 import { open } from 'sqlite';
 import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import fs from 'fs';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ let db = null;
 export async function initDatabase(dbPath) {
   if (db) return db;
 
+  // Ensure directory exists
+  const dir = path.dirname(dbPath);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
   db = await open({
     filename: dbPath,
     driver: sqlite3.Database,