diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index 315b3d3..8fc9c44 100644
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ GEONETWORK_USER=os.getenv("GEONETWORK_USER")
 GEONETWORK_PASS=os.getenv("GEONETWORK_PASS")
 
 UPLOAD_FOLDER = Path(os.getenv("UPLOAD_FOLDER", "./uploads"))
+os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True)
+
 MAX_FILE_MB = int(os.getenv("MAX_FILE_MB", 30))
 
 ALLOWED_ORIGINS = [