diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 40b9757..fda6def 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ from glob import glob
 import subprocess
 import requests
 import json
+import os
 
 def wikiapi(id,field):
+    if os.path.isdir("data"):
+	pass
+    else:
+	os.mkdir("data")
     name = f"data/{id}_{field}.json"
     try:
         with open(name, "r") as f: