diff --git a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
index e37f1909..72c25bb6 100644
--- a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from importlib import import_module
 from importlib.metadata import version
 import logging
 from os import path
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
 import sys
@@ -169,6 +170,9 @@ def get_server_id():
         # If server_id is not found, generate a new one
         server_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+        # Create khoj config directory if it doesn't exist
+        os.makedirs(path.dirname(app_env_filename), exist_ok=True)
+
         # Write the server_id to the env file
         with open(app_env_filename, "w") as f:
             f.write("server_id=" + server_id + "\n")