diff --git a/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp b/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp
index b64f002..a71f07b 100644
--- a/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/cmds/container_manager.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ anbox::cmds::ContainerManager::ContainerManager()
       if (!data_path_.empty())
         SystemConfiguration::instance().set_data_path(data_path_);
 
+      if (!fs::exists(data_path_))
+        fs::create_directories(data_path_);
+
       if (!setup_mounts())
         return EXIT_FAILURE;