diff --git a/script/setup b/script/setup
index 1e9c872e..d43e34c6 100755
--- a/script/setup
+++ b/script/setup
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 source "$(dirname "${0}")"/../script/include/global_header.inc.sh
 
+# create upload directory for app
+mkdir uploads | true
+
 # Enable database resetting
 RESET_DB="true"