diff --git a/timetracker.sh b/timetracker
similarity index 93%
rename from timetracker.sh
rename to timetracker
index 1e5b5eb..f17974d 100755
--- a/timetracker.sh
+++ b/timetracker
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ TIMESHEET=$(ls "$TIMESHEET_DIR" | grep ".csv")
 # generated by clock in
 CURRENT_SESSION="$TIMESHEET_DIR/.session"
 
+
 createTimesheet() {
+
+    # creates directory on fresh installs
+    if [[ ! -d "$TIMESHEET_DIR" ]] ; then
+        mkdir -p "$TIMESHEET_DIR"
+    fi
+
     payperiods=$((($(date +%s) - $(date -d "Dec-30-22" +%s)) / (14*24*3600)))
     period_end=$(date -d "Dec-30-22 + $((($payperiods + 1) * 14)) days" +%b-%d-%y)
     TIMESHEET=$(printf "%s.csv" "$period_end")
@@ -44,6 +51,11 @@ getTimesheet() {
         period_end=$(date -d "$(echo "$TIMESHEET" | awk -F . '{print $1}') + 1 days" +%s) 
         if [[ $(date +%s) -ge $period_end ]] ; then
             # past timesheet, moving to archive and creating new
+            # creates directory on fresh installs
+            if [[ ! -d "$ARCHIVE_DIR" ]] ; then
+                mkdir -p "$ARCHIVE_DIR"
+            fi
+
             mv "${TIMESHEET_DIR}/${TIMESHEET}" "$ARCHIVE_DIR"
             createTimesheet
         fi