diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index 86e1877..3729e14 100755
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ bot_tmpdir="/tmp/tpdnsbot/"
   }
 }
 
+files=( "updates.txt" "sentmsgs.txt" "error.log" )
+for i in "${files[@]}"; do
+  touch "${bot_tmpdir}${i}"
+done
+
 exec 2>>"${bot_tmpdir}/error.log"
 
 . ./bashbot-lib/bashbot-lib.sh