diff --git a/dbp/cron.sh b/dbp/cron.sh
index 91de738..f169442 100755
--- a/dbp/cron.sh
+++ b/dbp/cron.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ while getopts ":f:" o; do
     case "${o}" in
         f)
             INIFILE=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
         *)
             usage
             ;;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ fi
 if [ $MRCCHAT_ENABLE = "true" ]; then
     touch ${MYSTIC_DIR}/logs/mrcchat.${NOW}.log
     touch ${MYSTIC_DIR}/logs/mrcchat.${TOMORROW}.log
+    mkdir -p ${MYSTIC_DIR}/data/mrc/
     ln -sf ../../logs/mrcchat.${NOW}.log ${MYSTIC_DIR}/data/mrc/mrcchat.log
     ln -sf mrcchat.${NOW}.log ${MYSTIC_DIR}/logs/mrcchat.log
     [ -f /${MYSTIC_DIR}/logs/mrcchat.${YESTERDAY}.log ] && gzip -9 ${MYSTIC_DIR}/logs/mrcchat.${YESTERDAY}.log