diff --git a/ttyverse.pl b/ttyverse.pl
index 0f8a4e6..eb13d61 100755
--- a/ttyverse.pl
+++ b/ttyverse.pl
@@ -1688,6 +1688,15 @@ EOF
 
 		$oauthkey = "X";
 		$oauthsecret = "X";
+		# Ensure the keyfile directory exists
+		my $keyfile_dir = $keyfile;
+		$keyfile_dir =~ s|[^/]*$||;  # Remove filename, keep directory path
+		if ($keyfile_dir && !-d $keyfile_dir) {
+			eval { make_path($keyfile_dir) };
+			if ($@) {
+				die("Failed to create keyfile directory $keyfile_dir: $@\n");
+			}
+		}
 		open(W, ">$keyfile") ||
 			die("Failed to write keyfile $keyfile: $!\n");
 		print W <<"EOF";
@@ -1864,6 +1873,15 @@ Access token =========> $at
 Access token secret ==> $ats
 
 EOF
+	# Ensure the keyfile directory exists
+	my $keyfile_dir = $keyfile;
+	$keyfile_dir =~ s|[^/]*$||;  # Remove filename, keep directory path
+	if ($keyfile_dir && !-d $keyfile_dir) {
+		eval { make_path($keyfile_dir) };
+		if ($@) {
+			die("Failed to create keyfile directory $keyfile_dir: $@\n");
+		}
+	}
 	open(W, ">$keyfile") || (print $stdout ("Unable to write to $keyfile: $!\n"),
 			exit);
 	print W "ck=$ck&cs=$cs&at=$at&ats=$ats\n";
@@ -10554,6 +10572,16 @@ sub oauth2_wizard {
 	# Step 4: Save credentials to keyfile
 	my $keyfile_content = "client_id=${client_id}&client_secret=${client_secret}&access_token=${access_token}&server=${fediverseserver}";
 	
+	# Ensure the keyfile directory exists
+	my $keyfile_dir = $keyfile;
+	$keyfile_dir =~ s|[^/]*$||;  # Remove filename, keep directory path
+	if ($keyfile_dir && !-d $keyfile_dir) {
+		eval { make_path($keyfile_dir) };
+		if ($@) {
+			die("Failed to create keyfile directory $keyfile_dir: $@\n");
+		}
+	}
+	
 	open(W, ">$keyfile") || die("couldn't write keyfile $keyfile: $!\n");
 	chmod 0600, $keyfile;
 	print W $keyfile_content;