diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index d3a99f8b..ba63f890 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 import re
-from config.config import LearnHouseConfig, get_learnhouse_config
+from src.core.config.config import LearnHouseConfig, get_learnhouse_config
 from src.core.events.events import shutdown_app, startup_app
 from src.main import global_router
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
diff --git a/config/config.py b/src/core/config/config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from config/config.py
rename to src/core/config/config.py
diff --git a/src/core/events/events.py b/src/core/events/events.py
index 0830d3f5..4e64db3e 100644
--- a/src/core/events/events.py
+++ b/src/core/events/events.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Callable
 from fastapi import FastAPI
-from config.config import LearnHouseConfig, get_learnhouse_config
+from src.core.config.config import LearnHouseConfig, get_learnhouse_config
 from src.core.events.database import close_database, connect_to_db
 from src.core.events.logs import create_logs_dir
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def startup_app(app: FastAPI) -> Callable:
         # Get LearnHouse Config
         learnhouse_config: LearnHouseConfig = get_learnhouse_config()
         app.learnhouse_config = learnhouse_config # type: ignore
-        
+
         # Connect to database
         await connect_to_db(app)
 
diff --git a/src/services/mocks/initial.py b/src/services/mocks/initial.py
index a4e206ca..c7f4cbf8 100644
--- a/src/services/mocks/initial.py
+++ b/src/services/mocks/initial.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import requests
 from datetime import datetime
 from fileinput import filename
@@ -184,6 +185,11 @@ async def create_initial_data(request: Request):
 
                 image = requests.get(
                     "https://source.unsplash.com/random/800x600")
+                
+                # check if folder exists and create it if not
+                if not os.path.exists("content/uploads/img"):
+                    os.makedirs("content/uploads/img")
+                
                 with open(f"content/uploads/img/{name_in_disk}", "wb") as f:
                     f.write(image.content)