diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 756721e..c6a28eb 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -995,7 +995,14 @@ initRootHelpers()
 initFolders()
 {
 	isHeader "LibrePortal Folder Creation"
-	folders=("$docker_dir" "$containers_dir" "$ssl_dir" "$ssh_dir" "$wireguard_dir" "$logs_dir" "$configs_dir" "$backup_dir" "$backup_install_dir" "$restore_dir" "$migrate_dir" "$script_dir")
+	# Grouped by root, each root immediately followed by its own children
+	# (alphabetical). Order also matters: mkdir below has no -p, so every
+	# parent must be listed before its children.
+	folders=(
+		"$docker_dir" "$configs_dir" "$script_dir" "$logs_dir" "$migrate_dir" "$restore_dir" "$ssh_dir" "$ssl_dir" "$wireguard_dir"
+		"$containers_dir"
+		"$backup_dir" "$backup_install_dir"
+	)
 	for folder in "${folders[@]}"; do
 		if [ ! -d "$folder" ]; then
 			sudo mkdir "$folder"