diff --git a/fsops.c b/fsops.c
index 5656350..362c695 100644
--- a/fsops.c
+++ b/fsops.c
@@ -102,9 +102,14 @@ void
 create_dirs()
 {
 	/* create database repository */
-	mkdir(PKGIN_DB, 0755);
+	if(-1 == mkdir(PKGIN_DB, 0755)) 
+		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, MSG_MKDIR_DB_REPOSITORY_FAILED, 
+						strerror(errno)); // look errno
 	/* create cache repository */
-	mkdir(pkgin_cache, 0755);
+	if(-1 == mkdir(pkgin_cache, 0755))
+		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, MSG_MKDIR_CACHE_REPOSITORY_FAILED,
+						strerror(errno));
+		
 }
 
 char *
diff --git a/messages.h b/messages.h
index ba1846f..bffb3c3 100644
--- a/messages.h
+++ b/messages.h
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ please re-run %s with a package name matching one of the following:\n"
 /* fsops.c */
 #define MSG_TRANS_FAILED "Failed to translate %s in repository config file"
 #define MSG_INVALID_REPOS "Invalid repository: %s"
+#define MSG_MKDIR_DB_REPOSITORY_FAILED "Failed to create database repository %s\n"
+#define MSG_MKDIR_CACHE_REPOSITORY_FAILED "Failed to create cache repository %s\n"
 
 /* selection.c */
 #define MSG_EMPTY_IMPORT_LIST "Empty import list."