diff --git a/manager.sh b/manager.sh
index 98bce3a..864ecbd 100644
--- a/manager.sh
+++ b/manager.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # Path to the variables log file
-VARIABLES_LOG="/rescue/variables.log"
+VARIABLES_LOG="/root/variables.log"
 
 # Auto-elevate script if not running as root
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -62,12 +62,63 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Ensure necessary mount points are available before mounting
-mkdir -p /rescue/boot
-mkdir -p /rescue/home
-mkdir -p /rescue/proc
-mkdir -p /rescue/sys
-mkdir -p /rescue/dev/pts
-mkdir -p /rescue/run
+if [ -d /rescue/boot ]; then
+    echo "/rescue/boot exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue/boot directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue/boot
+fi
+
+if [ -d /rescue/home ]; then
+    echo "/rescue exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue/home directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue/home
+fi
+
+if [ -d /rescue ]; then
+    echo "/rescue exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue
+fi
+# ----------------------------------------------------- #
+
+if [ -d /rescue/proc ]; then
+    echo "/rescue/proc exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue/proc directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue/proc
+fi
+
+if [ -d /rescue/sys ]; then
+    echo "/rescue/sys exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue/sys
+fi
+
+if [ -d /rescue/dev/pts ]; then
+    echo "/rescue/dev/pts exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue/dev/pts directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue
+fi
+
+if [ -d /rescue/run ]; then
+    echo "/rescue exists already, continuing..."
+else
+    echo "Creating /rescue/run directory..."
+    mkdir -p /rescue/run
+fi
+# ----------------------------------------------------- #
+
+if [ -d /rescue/boot ] && [ -d /rescue/home ] && [ -d /rescue/proc ] && [ -d /rescue/sys ] && [ -d /rescue/dev/pts ] && [ -d /rescue/run ]; then
+    echo "All required directories exist. Proceeding with mounting procedure..."
+else
+    echo "One or more required directories are missing. Please create them before chrooting."
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 # Mount the partitions
 echo "Mounting OS partition..."