diff --git a/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/redb.rs b/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/redb.rs
index 81b70a81d..2eaa0b515 100644
--- a/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/redb.rs
+++ b/snix/castore/src/directoryservice/redb.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ impl RedbDirectoryService {
             ));
         }
 
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+
         let db = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| -> Result<_, redb::Error> {
             let db = redb::Database::create(path)?;
             create_schema(&db)?;
diff --git a/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/redb.rs b/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/redb.rs
index 69d0a15ea..851145817 100644
--- a/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/redb.rs
+++ b/snix/store/src/pathinfoservice/redb.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ impl RedbPathInfoService {
             ));
         }
 
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+
         let db = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| -> Result<_, redb::Error> {
             let db = redb::Database::create(path)?;
             create_schema(&db)?;