diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index 10dd7b46412..508de0d3faa 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -432,7 +432,10 @@ def ensure_hermes_home():
     else:
         home.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         _secure_dir(home)
-        for subdir in ("cron", "sessions", "logs", "logs/curator", "memories"):
+        for subdir in (
+            "cron", "sessions", "logs", "logs/curator", "memories",
+            "pairing", "hooks", "image_cache", "audio_cache", "skills",
+        ):
             d = home / subdir
             d.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             _secure_dir(d)