diff --git a/database/src/database/sqlite_database.py b/database/src/database/sqlite_database.py
index 68d868d..a70c4ff 100644
--- a/database/src/database/sqlite_database.py
+++ b/database/src/database/sqlite_database.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ def __init__(self, id: str, variant: str, ro: bool=True):
         file_name = f'{id}_{variant}'
         self.path = f'{Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]}/db/{file_name}.db'
         self.exists = os.path.exists(self.path)
+        
+        # Create db directory if it doesn't exist and we're not in read-only mode
+        if not ro:
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.path), exist_ok=True)
+        
         uri_path = self.path
         if ro:
             uri_path = f'file:{self.path}?immutable=1'
@@ -93,4 +98,4 @@ def close(self):
         Updates the database with any changes made and closes it.
         '''
         self.db.commit()
-        self.db.close()
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+        self.db.close()