diff --git a/config/nvim/init.lua b/config/nvim/init.lua
index d5ab713..553f93c 100644
--- a/config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -5,3 +5,20 @@ vim.cmd [[ source ~/.vimrc.common ]]
 
 require 'configuration'
 require 'keys'
+
+function ensureMetadataDirectoriesExist()
+    paths = {
+        vim.opt.backupdir:get(),
+        vim.opt.directory:get(),
+        vim.opt.undodir:get()
+    }
+
+    for _, opt in ipairs(paths) do
+        local first_path = opt[1]
+        if string.find(first_path, "//$") then
+            os.execute("mkdir -p " .. first_path)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+ensureMetadataDirectoriesExist()