diff --git a/internal/data/ipdb.go b/internal/data/ipdb.go
index a5bbc80..54d2d96 100644
--- a/internal/data/ipdb.go
+++ b/internal/data/ipdb.go
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ func Ins() *IpDb {
 	return ins
 }
 
-func CleanTempFiles() error {
+func CleanupDataDir() error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configs.GeoDbFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		log.Info().Str("dir", configs.GeoDbFolder).Msg("Creating data folder")
+		err := os.MkdirAll(configs.GeoDbFolder, os.ModePerm)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	log.Info().Str("dir", configs.GeoDbFolder).Msg("Cleaning temp files")
 	dir, err := os.Open(configs.GeoDbFolder)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f68efe3..8be2164 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Err(err).Msg("Error loading .env file")
 	}
 
-	err = data.CleanTempFiles()
+	err = data.CleanupDataDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to clean temp files")
 	}
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func main() {
 	stop := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(stop, os.Interrupt)
 
-	go api.StartApiService()
 	go db_updater.StartUpdateDbService()
+	go api.StartApiService()
 
 	<-stop