diff --git a/src/db/index.ts b/src/db/index.ts
index e08e96c..a504a3a 100644
--- a/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/db/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite";
+import { Database } from 'bun:sqlite';
 
 // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: <explanation>
-export const db = drizzle(process.env.DB_FILE_NAME!);
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+const dbPath = process.env.DB_FILE_NAME!;
+const dbDir = path.dirname(dbPath);
+
+// Create directory if it doesn't exist
+if (!fs.existsSync(dbDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dbDir, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+// Ensure database file can be created
+const client = new Database(dbPath);
+
+export const db = drizzle(client);
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