diff --git a/admin/api/settings.go b/admin/api/settings.go
index 9a3649bb..91faf2f2 100644
--- a/admin/api/settings.go
+++ b/admin/api/settings.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"path"
-	"time"
 
 	"srs.epita.fr/fic-server/admin/sync"
 	"srs.epita.fr/fic-server/libfic"
@@ -33,24 +32,7 @@ func getROSettings(_ httprouter.Params, body []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 func getSettings(_ httprouter.Params, body []byte) (interface{}, error) {
-	if settings.ExistsSettings(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, settings.SettingsFile)) {
-		return settings.ReadSettings(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, settings.SettingsFile))
-	} else {
-		return settings.FICSettings{
-			Title:                 "Challenge FIC",
-			Authors:               "Laboratoire SRS, ÉPITA",
-			Start:                 time.Unix(0, 0),
-			End:                   time.Unix(0, 0),
-			Generation:            time.Unix(0, 0),
-			FirstBlood:            fic.FirstBlood,
-			SubmissionCostBase:    fic.SubmissionCostBase,
-			AllowRegistration:     false,
-			DenyNameChange:        false,
-			EnableResolutionRoute: false,
-			PartialValidation:     true,
-			EnableExerciceDepend:  true,
-		}, nil
-	}
+	return settings.ReadSettings(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, settings.SettingsFile))
 }
 
 func saveSettings(_ httprouter.Params, body []byte) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/admin/main.go b/admin/main.go
index 9db71dad..9519c6db 100644
--- a/admin/main.go
+++ b/admin/main.go
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ func main() {
 	if settings.SettingsDir, err = filepath.Abs(settings.SettingsDir); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if fic.FilesDir, err = filepath.Abs(fic.FilesDir); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
 	if *baseURL != "/" {
 		tmp := path.Clean(*baseURL)
 		baseURL = &tmp
@@ -154,6 +151,30 @@ func main() {
 		baseURL = &tmp
 	}
 
+	// Creating minimal directories structure
+	os.MkdirAll(fic.FilesDir, 0777)
+	os.MkdirAll(pki.PKIDir, 0711)
+	os.MkdirAll(api.TeamsDir, 0777)
+	os.MkdirAll(settings.SettingsDir, 0777)
+
+	// Initialize settings and load them
+	if !settings.ExistsSettings(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, settings.SettingsFile)) {
+		if err := settings.SaveSettings(path.Join(settings.SettingsDir, settings.SettingsFile), settings.FICSettings{
+			Title:                 "Challenge FIC",
+			Authors:               "Laboratoire SRS, ÉPITA",
+			FirstBlood:            fic.FirstBlood,
+			SubmissionCostBase:    fic.SubmissionCostBase,
+			AllowRegistration:     false,
+			DenyNameChange:        false,
+			EnableResolutionRoute: false,
+			PartialValidation:     true,
+			EnableExerciceDepend:  true,
+		}); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Unable to initialize settings.json:", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Database connection
 	log.Println("Opening database...")
 	if err := fic.DBInit(*dsn); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Cannot open the database: ", err)