diff --git a/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp b/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp
index ca348382281..5cdf5766a44 100644
--- a/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp
+++ b/programs/local/LocalServer.cpp
@@ -247,12 +247,15 @@ try
     context->setCurrentDatabase(default_database);
     applyCmdOptions();
 
-    if (!context->getPath().empty())
+    String path = context->getPath();
+    if (!path.empty())
     {
         /// Lock path directory before read
         status.emplace(context->getPath() + "status", StatusFile::write_full_info);
 
-        LOG_DEBUG(log, "Loading metadata from {}", context->getPath());
+        LOG_DEBUG(log, "Loading metadata from {}", path);
+        Poco::File(path + "data/").createDirectories();
+        Poco::File(path + "metadata/").createDirectories();
         loadMetadataSystem(*context);
         attachSystemTables(*context);
         loadMetadata(*context);