diff --git a/APP-MANAGER b/APP-MANAGER
index 7be50a25f..e7ebd2aa1 100644
--- a/APP-MANAGER
+++ b/APP-MANAGER
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ else
 	_appman
 fi
 
+# Check and create the $AMPATH directory if it does not exist
+if [ ! -d "$AMPATH" ]; then
+	$SUDOCOMMAND mkdir -p "$AMPATH"
+fi
+
+# Function to check online connections (uses github.com by default, as the database and CLI itself are stored/hosted there)
 function _online_check() {
 	if ! wget -q --tries=10 --timeout=20 --spider https://github.com; then
 		echo -e "\n $AMCLI is offline, please check your internet connection and try again\n"