diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1384e16..e5d2976 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 init:
 	uv sync
+	[ -d data ] || mkdir data data/assets data/favicons data/previews
 	uv run manage.py migrate
 	npm install
 
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ e2e:
 	uv run pytest bookmarks/tests_e2e -n auto -o "python_files=e2e_test_*.py"
 
 frontend:
-	npm run dev
\ No newline at end of file
+	npm run dev