diff --git a/functions b/functions
index a84fff8..623866a 100755
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ service_create() {
 
   mkdir -p "$SERVICE_ROOT" || dokku_log_fail "Unable to create service directory"
   mkdir -p "$SERVICE_ROOT/data" || dokku_log_fail "Unable to create service data directory"
+  mkdir -p "$SERVICE_ROOT/config" || dokku_log_fail "Unable to create service config directory"
   rootpassword=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
   password=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
   echo "$rootpassword" > "$SERVICE_ROOT/ROOTPASSWORD"