diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 39efe91..e67cdc1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "songparser"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "icarus_envy",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e84cf61..4722650 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "songparser"
-version = "0.4.8"
+version = "0.4.9"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.90"
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8f07e8c..760d951 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,25 @@ pub struct App {
     pub uri: String,
     pub auth_uri: String,
     pub token: icarus_models::login_result::LoginResult,
+    pub root_directory: String,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn does_root_directory_exists(&self) -> bool {
+        let path = std::path::Path::new(&self.root_directory);
+        if path.exists() { path.is_dir() } else { false }
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn initialize_app_config() -> App {
+    App {
+        uri: icarus_envy::environment::get_icarus_base_api_url()
+            .await
+            .value,
+        auth_uri: icarus_envy::environment::get_icarus_auth_base_api_url()
+            .await
+            .value,
+        root_directory: icarus_envy::environment::get_root_directory().await.value,
+        ..Default::default()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3b4635b..0614ab5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,22 +11,27 @@ pub const SECONDS_TO_SLEEP: u64 = 5;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let mut app = config::App {
-        uri: icarus_envy::environment::get_icarus_base_api_url()
-            .await
-            .value,
-        auth_uri: icarus_envy::environment::get_icarus_auth_base_api_url()
-            .await
-            .value,
-        ..Default::default()
-    };
+    let mut app = config::initialize_app_config().await;
     println!("Base URL: {:?}", app.uri);
     println!("Auth URL: {:?}", app.auth_uri);
 
-    match auth::get_token(&app).await {
-        Ok(login_result) => {
-            app.token = login_result;
+    if !app.does_root_directory_exists() {
+        eprintln!("Root directory does not exist");
+        println!("Attempting to create directory");
+        let path = std::path::Path::new(&app.root_directory);
+        match std::fs::create_dir(path) {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                println!("Directory created");
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                eprintln!("Error creating directory: {err:?}");
+                std::process::exit(-1);
+            }
         }
+    }
+
+    app.token = match auth::get_token(&app).await {
+        Ok(login_result) => login_result,
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("Error: {err:?}");
             std::process::exit(-1);