diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index adc9423..3d57266 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-mkdir -p /app/data/config
+mkdir -p /app/data/config /app/data/folders
 
 # if this if the first run, generate a useful config
 if [ ! -f /app/data/config/config.xml ]; then
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if [ ! -f /app/data/config/config.xml ]; then
     xmlstarlet ed --inplace \
         --subnode "//configuration/gui" -t elem -n user -v "admin" \
         --subnode "//configuration/gui" -t elem -n password -v '$2a$10$93OsgwAMD4NcPFTpGDnuTORMMbj5dc1ZlYUPrQCcy1N/Bsy9scUvK' \
+        --update "//configuration/options/defaultFolderPath" -v '/app/data/folders' \
         /app/data/config/config.xml
 fi