diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index a650b695..003f1b67 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -50,9 +50,16 @@ rm -rf "$FRONTEND_DEST"/*
 echo "Copying new build..."
 cp -r dist/* "$FRONTEND_DEST/"
 
-# Step 6: Restart backend service
+# Step 6: Create backend directories
 echo ""
-echo "[6/6] Restarting backend service..."
+echo "[6/7] Creating backend directories..."
+mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_DIR/backend/uploads"
+mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_DIR/backend/temp"
+sudo chown -R www-data:www-data "$DEPLOY_DIR/backend/uploads" "$DEPLOY_DIR/backend/temp"
+
+# Step 7: Restart backend service
+echo ""
+echo "[7/7] Restarting backend service..."
 sudo systemctl restart semblance.service
 
 echo ""