diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ea385ab..514c6fc 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ sudo sh <<SCRIPT
 	echo "\n\033[1;32mMSM INSTALL: Creating default user \"minecraft\"\033[m"
 	adduser --system minecraft
 
+	echo "\n\033[1;32mMSM INSTALL: Creating MSM directories\033[m"
+	mkdir -p /opt/msm
+	chown minecraft:minecraft /opt/msm
+
 	echo "\n\033[1;32mMSM INSTALL: Downloading latest MSM configuration file\033[m"
 	wget https://raw.github.com/marcuswhybrow/minecraft-server-manager/latest/msm.conf -O /etc/msm.conf