diff --git a/apps/server/src/admin/routes.ts b/apps/server/src/admin/routes.ts
index 92c19ca..19cc1b8 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/admin/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/admin/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // CRUD des questions manuelles écrites en base (source 'manual').
 
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto"
-import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { mkdir, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises"
 import { extname, resolve } from "node:path"
 import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify"
 import { desc, eq } from "drizzle-orm"
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export async function adminRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     const safeExt = IMAGE_EXT.includes(ext) ? ext : ".jpg"
     const name = `${randomUUID()}${safeExt}`
     const buffer = await file.toBuffer()
+    // Crée le dossier si besoin (résilient s'il a été supprimé après le démarrage).
+    await mkdir(resolve(env.uploadsDir), { recursive: true })
     await writeFile(resolve(env.uploadsDir, name), buffer)
     return { url: `/uploads/${name}` }
   })