diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index 90ffa8d..95735b6 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ func InitWithLogLevel(logLevel LogLevel, logPath string) error {
 		Level:  level,
 	})
 
+	// make the log directory if necessary
+	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(logPath), 0o777)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create log path directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// add another writer to write to a log file
 	if logPath != "" {
 		LogFile, err = os.OpenFile(logPath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0664)