diff --git a/api/app.py b/api/app.py
index 0486cd9..c4c6335 100644
--- a/api/app.py
+++ b/api/app.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ password_types = [
 #################################################
 HASH_FILE  = Path("/opt/pwdgen/hash_record.txt")
 # Create the file if it doesn't exist
+
+os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(HASH_FILE), exist_ok=True)
 if not HASH_FILE.exists():
     HASH_FILE.touch(exist_ok=True)