diff --git a/add_vim b/add_vim
index 01966ee..c2bf8f2 100755
--- a/add_vim
+++ b/add_vim
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 #
 SCRIPTPATH="$( cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
 
+
+if [[ ! -e ~/.vim ]]; then
+    mkdir -v ~/.vim
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e ~/.cache/vim ]]; then
+    mkdir -v ~/.cache/vim
+fi
+
 if [[ (-e ~/.vimrc || -e ~/.vim/skeletons) ]]; then
     echo "A vim configuration already exists (~/.vimrc or ~/.vim/skeletons)"
     echo "Remove this configuration and start the script again"
@@ -10,4 +19,3 @@ else
     ln -vs $SCRIPTPATH/.vimrc ~/.vimrc
     ln -vs $SCRIPTPATH/.vim/skeletons ~/.vim/skeletons
 fi
-