diff --git a/bin/xsettingsd-setup b/bin/xsettingsd-setup
index ee0403f..de4e7d6 100755
--- a/bin/xsettingsd-setup
+++ b/bin/xsettingsd-setup
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ xrandr --dpi $((dpi-1))
 xrandr --dpi $dpi
 
 # Build xsettingsd
+mkdir -p $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/i3
 {
     cat  ~/.config/i3/dotfiles/xsettingsd
     echo Xft/DPI $(( $dpi*1024 ))