diff --git a/init.config b/init.config
index 25833ae..45f092a 100755
--- a/init.config
+++ b/init.config
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ if [ -z "$nodeName" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Ensure the worker-data directory exists
+mkdir -p ./worker-data
+
 json_content=$(cat ./config.json)
 stringified_json=$(echo "$json_content" | jq -c .)
 
@@ -25,9 +28,6 @@ if [ -n "$mnemonic" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Ensure the worker-data directory exists
-mkdir -p ./worker-data
-
 if [ ! -f ./worker-data/env_file ]; then
     echo "ENV_LOADED=false" > ./worker-data/env_file
 fi
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ if [ "$ENV_LOADED" = "false" ]; then
     echo "config.json saved to ./worker-data/env_file"
 else
     echo "config.json is already loaded, skipping the operation. You can set ENV_LOADED variable to false in ./worker-data/env_file to reload the config.json"
-fi	
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+fi
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