diff --git a/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server.rb b/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server.rb
index 03b746e..96c2b3e 100644
--- a/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server.rb
+++ b/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ module Twenty
   require "fileutils"
   require "sequel"
   require_relative "twenty-server/path"
-  extend Path
 
   ##
   # @return [String]
   #  Returns the location of the default SQLite database.
   def self.default_database
-    @default_database ||= File.join(datadir, "database.sqlite")
+    @default_database ||= File.join(Path.datadir, "database.sqlite")
   end
 
   ##
@@ -32,13 +31,7 @@ module Twenty
     @connection
   end
 
-  begin
-    FileUtils.mkdir_p(datadir)
-    FileUtils.mkdir_p(tmpdir)
-    FileUtils.touch(default_database)
-  rescue => ex
-    warn "prepare_dir error: #{ex.message} (#{ex.class})"
-  end
+  FileUtils.touch(default_database)
   require_relative "twenty-server/graphql"
   require_relative "twenty-server/rack"
 end
diff --git a/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server/path.rb b/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server/path.rb
index 8e5612d..9bd2b1a 100644
--- a/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server/path.rb
+++ b/twenty-server/lib/twenty-server/path.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Twenty::Path
+  require "tmpdir"
+  extend self
+
   ##
   # @return [String]
   #  Returns the directory where twenty stores persistent data.
@@ -22,4 +25,7 @@ module Twenty::Path
   def pidfile
     File.join(tmpdir, "server.pid")
   end
+
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p(datadir)
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p(tmpdir)
 end