diff --git a/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/anki-sync/main.fish b/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/anki-sync/main.fish
index 100e69e4..c6545f9a 100644
--- a/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/anki-sync/main.fish
+++ b/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/anki-sync/main.fish
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ begin
         set -l pw (nix-shell -p keepassxc --run "keepassxc-cli generate --length 32")
         set -l userKey ".services.anki.environment.SYNC_USER1"
         set -l user (yq --raw-output "$userKey" "$source" | sed "s/:.*\$/:$pw/")
+        initializeServiceInstallation $argv
         sudo cp "$dir/docker-compose.yml" (getServiceRoot $argv)
 
         USER=$user yq "$userKey = env.USER" "$source" | \
diff --git a/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/service.fish b/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/service.fish
index 9ba0aa68..aec1e1b2 100644
--- a/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/service.fish
+++ b/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/service.fish
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ begin
         echo ".services.$name.ports[0]"
     end
 
+    function initializeServiceInstallation -V nginxRoot
+        mkdir -p (getServiceRoot $argv)
+        mkdir -p "$nginxRoot"
+        mkdir -p (dirname (getServiceSecretsConfig $argv))
+    end
+
     function installDockerService -V dir -V nginxRoot -V portPattern
         set -l services (getServiceConfigs $argv | string split0)
         sudo cp (getServiceNginxConfigSource $argv) (__getServiceNginxConfig $argv)
diff --git a/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/vaultwarden/main.fish b/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/vaultwarden/main.fish
index 9d53bff7..1591cf40 100644
--- a/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/vaultwarden/main.fish
+++ b/scripts/Common/Software/docker/services/vaultwarden/main.fish
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ begin
         set -l pw (nix-shell -p keepassxc --run "keepassxc-cli generate --length 32")
         set -l dbKey ".services.vaultwarden.environment.DATABASE_URL"
         set -l dbUrl (yq --raw-output "$dbKey" "$source" | sed "s/^\(.*:\/\/.*:\).*\(@.*\/.*\)\$/\1$pw\2/")
+        initializeServiceInstallation $argv
         sudo cp "$dir/docker-compose.yml" (getServiceRoot $argv)
 
         URL=$dbUrl yq "$dbKey = env.URL" "$source" | \