diff --git a/scripts/start_with_tor b/scripts/start_with_tor
index 32b549e..cee87d0 100755
--- a/scripts/start_with_tor
+++ b/scripts/start_with_tor
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname $(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))/.."
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE="${PROJECT_ROOT}/docker-compose.yml"
 DOCKER_COMPOSE_TOR_FILE="${PROJECT_ROOT}/docker-compose.tor.yml"
+TOR_DATA_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/.nostr/tor/data"
+
+mkdir -p $TOR_DATA_DIR
 
 docker compose \
   -f $DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE \