diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 46d9ec1da..370767305 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ set -ex
 
 DIR=/var/lib/firecracker-containerd/snapshotter/devmapper
 POOL=fc-dev-thinpool
+	
+if [[ ! -d "${DIR}" ]]; then
+mkdir -p "${DIR}"
+fi
 
 if [[ ! -f "${DIR}/data" ]]; then
 touch "${DIR}/data"