diff --git a/strpc/rpc.py b/strpc/rpc.py
index 5038be2..46f87b3 100755
--- a/strpc/rpc.py
+++ b/strpc/rpc.py
@@ -26,15 +26,21 @@ class STRpcRunnerService(object):
         self.jobs = []
         self.running = True
         self.dockerpath = None
-        
-        log.info("strpcd starting up on %s" % self.hostname)
-       
+
+        log.info("strpcd starting up on %s out of directory %s" % (
+            self.hostname, self.dir)
+        )
+
         if not os.path.isdir(self.dir):
             raise Exception("STRPC base directory not found")
         self.setup()
 
     def setup(self):
+        log.info("creating dir %s if not exist" % self.hostdir)
+        pathlib.Path(self.hostdir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        log.info("creating dir %s if not exist" % self.jobdir)
         pathlib.Path(self.jobdir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        log.info("creating dir %s if not exist" % self.logdir)
         pathlib.Path(self.logdir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self.write_status_file()