diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 997157ef..44786734 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "shout",
   "description": "A web IRC client",
-  "version": "0.14.1",
+  "version": "0.14.2",
   "author": "Mattias Erming",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/command-line/add.js b/src/command-line/add.js
index 8b471e19..58d0a9d7 100644
--- a/src/command-line/add.js
+++ b/src/command-line/add.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var ClientManager = new require("../clientManager");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var program = require("commander");
+var mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
 
 const HOME = process.env.HOME + "/.shout";
 
@@ -8,6 +9,16 @@ program
 	.command("add <name>")
 	.description("Add a new user")
 	.action(function(name) {
+		try {
+			var path = HOME + "/users";
+			mkdirp.sync(path);
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.log("");
+			console.log("Could not create " + path);
+			console.log("Try running the command as sudo.");
+			console.log("");
+			return;
+		}
 		try {
 			var path = HOME + "/users";
 			var test = path + "/.test";