diff --git a/api/src/api/Fetcher.js b/api/src/api/Fetcher.js
index da8f348..95bf464 100644
--- a/api/src/api/Fetcher.js
+++ b/api/src/api/Fetcher.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   SITE_COOKIES,
 } from '../util/Constants';
 import Selectors from '../util/Selectors';
+import { createCacheDirectories } from '../util/TempDirCreator';
 
 class CookieMonster {
   cache;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class CookieMonster {
 
   constructor(cache) {
     this.cache = cache;
+    createCacheDirectories(TEMP_DIR.screenshots);
   }
 
   async submitForm(plate) {
diff --git a/api/src/util/Cache.js b/api/src/util/Cache.js
index d7ac98e..6e668d9 100644
--- a/api/src/util/Cache.js
+++ b/api/src/util/Cache.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Cacheman from 'cacheman';
 import { CACHE } from './Constants';
+import { createCacheDirectories } from './TempDirCreator';
 
 const formatKey = (name) => {
   if (!name) {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ class Cache {
   manager;
 
   constructor() {
+    createCacheDirectories(CACHE.directory);
     this.manager = new Cacheman({
       ttl: CACHE.ttl,
       engine: CACHE.engine,
diff --git a/api/src/util/TempDirCreator.js b/api/src/util/TempDirCreator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582cffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/util/TempDirCreator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+/* eslint-disable import/prefer-default-export */
+
+export const createCacheDirectories = async (targetDir) => {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(targetDir)) {
+    console.log(`Directory ${targetDir} does not exist. Creating it.`);
+    fs.mkdirSync(targetDir, {
+      recursive: true,
+    });
+  } else {
+    console.log(`Directory ${targetDir} already exists.`);
+  }
+  return true;
+};