diff --git a/cmd/dgraph/main.go b/cmd/dgraph/main.go
index 0cb0a586577..757c5cfe518 100644
--- a/cmd/dgraph/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dgraph/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/uid"
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/worker"
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/x"
+	"os"
 )
 
 var postingDir = flag.String("postings", "", "Directory to store posting lists")
@@ -319,6 +320,20 @@ func main() {
 	if *port%2 != 0 {
 		log.Fatalf("Port should be an even number: %v", *port)
 	}
+	// Create parent directories for postings, uids and mutations
+	var err error
+	err = os.MkdirAll(*postingDir, 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error while creating the filepath for postings: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = os.MkdirAll(*mutationDir, 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error while creating the filepath for mutations: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = os.MkdirAll(*uidDir, 0700)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error while creating the filepath for uids: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	ps := new(store.Store)
 	ps.Init(*postingDir)
@@ -337,6 +352,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	posting.Init(clog)
+
 	if *instanceIdx != 0 {
 		worker.Init(ps, nil, *instanceIdx, lenAddr)
 		uid.Init(nil)