diff --git a/core/handlers/init.go b/core/handlers/init.go
index d86c2d5..bf35334 100644
--- a/core/handlers/init.go
+++ b/core/handlers/init.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"log/slog"
-
 	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/config"
 	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/core/rpc"
 	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/persistence"
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ type InitializeHandler struct{}
 func (h InitializeHandler) Handle(raw json.RawMessage) (any, *rpc.Error) {
 	var params initializeCommand
 
-	slog.Info("initializing with params", "params", string(raw))
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &params); err != nil {
 		return nil, &rpc.Error{
 			Code:    -32602,
diff --git a/dendrite b/dendrite
index 0118eac..8eda9ac 100755
Binary files a/dendrite and b/dendrite differ
diff --git a/persistence/db_migrator.go b/persistence/db_migrator.go
index c17d0a6..2de7a75 100644
--- a/persistence/db_migrator.go
+++ b/persistence/db_migrator.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"embed"
 	"log/slog"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 )
@@ -12,7 +13,14 @@ import (
 var migrationsFS embed.FS
 
 func InitializeIndex(vaultPath string) error {
-	dbPath := filepath.Join(vaultPath, "index.db")
+	indexDir := filepath.Join(vaultPath, ".index")
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(indexDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("failed to create index directory", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(indexDir, "index.db")
 
 	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbPath)
 	if err != nil {