diff --git a/embedchain/apps/app.py b/embedchain/apps/app.py
index 38cfdd86..03dd3027 100644
--- a/embedchain/apps/app.py
+++ b/embedchain/apps/app.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ class App(EmbedChain):
         :return: An instance of the App class.
         :rtype: App
         """
+        # Setup user directory if it doesn't exist already
+        Client.setup_dir()
+
         with open(yaml_path, "r") as file:
             config_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
diff --git a/embedchain/pipeline.py b/embedchain/pipeline.py
index 0aacb323..91faf83c 100644
--- a/embedchain/pipeline.py
+++ b/embedchain/pipeline.py
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ class Pipeline(EmbedChain):
         :return: An instance of the Pipeline class.
         :rtype: Pipeline
         """
+        # Setup user directory if it doesn't exist already
+        Client.setup_dir()
+
         with open(yaml_path, "r") as file:
             config_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 36e2cc05..81d62dab 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "embedchain"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "Data platform for LLMs - Load, index, retrieve and sync any unstructured data"
 authors = [
     "Taranjeet Singh <taranjeet@embedchain.ai>",