diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 0e4bb10..4aaf10d 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ services:
     networks:
       - flod_nw
     restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - importer-lists:/lists
 
   redis:
     image: redis:7-alpine
@@ -68,3 +70,4 @@ networks:
 
 volumes:
   redis-data:
+  importer-lists:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 00b308c..8943636 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -707,6 +707,9 @@ func fetchAndSave(client *http.Client, t target, outDir string) error {
 func importBlocklists() error {
 	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 60 * time.Second}
 	t := target{Name: "Catalog", URL: "http://importer:8080/lists.json"}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll("./lists/", 0o755); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("creating output dir", err)
+	}
 	if err := fetchAndSave(client, t, "./lists/"); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("ERROR %s → %v", t.URL, err)
 	}