diff --git a/persoconf/main.py b/persoconf/main.py
index 57d50b7..f9bb9ba 100755
--- a/persoconf/main.py
+++ b/persoconf/main.py
@@ -1,15 +1,46 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import argparse
+import logging
+import os, os.path
 
+# FUNCTIONS
+########################################
+def yes_no_question(question="Yes or no?", default=False):
+    prompt=""
+    if(default is True):
+        prompt = " [Y/n]"
+    else:
+        prompt = " [y/N]"
+
+    answer = input(question + prompt).lower()
+
+    if(len(answer) == 0):
+        return default
+    else:
+        answer = answer[0]
+
+    if(default is True):
+        if answer in ['n','0']:
+            return False
+    else:
+        if answer in ['y','o','1']:
+            return True
+
+    return default
+
+# ARGPARSE
+########################################
 # Argument parsing using argparse
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-parser.add_argument( "--dir", type=str, help="The persoconf directory to use", default="~/.config/persoconf/" )
+parser.add_argument( "--rootdir", type=str, help="The persoconf directory to use", default="~/.config/persoconf/" )
+parser.add_argument( '--verbose', help='Spout out more logs', action="store_true")
 
-subparsers = parser.add_subparsers( dest="command", title="commands", description="Valid commands", help="sub-command help" )
+
+subparsers = parser.add_subparsers( dest="command", title="commands", description="Valid commands" )
 
 # Help
-parser_help = subparsers.add_parser("help", help="Getting some help")
+parser_help = subparsers.add_parser("help", help="Print this help")
 
 # Package
 parser_package = subparsers.add_parser("package", help="Package a persoconf repository")
@@ -19,9 +50,30 @@ parser_package.add_argument( "apps", type=str, help="The apps to package. Use al
 parser_backup = subparsers.add_parser("backup", help="Backup an apps configuration in the persoconf directory with the configuration in use now")
 parser_backup.add_argument( 'apps', help='The apps to backup', type=str, nargs="*", default=["all"])
 
-
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+# SCRIPT
+########################################
+# Let's adjust the verbosity level
+if(args.verbose):
+    logging.bascConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+# Let's check that the rootdir exists
+if(not os.path.isdir(args.rootdir)):
+
+    if(os.path.exists(args.rootdir)):
+        logging.error("'" + str(args.rootdir) + "' exists but is a file")
+
+    logging.warning("'" + str(args.rootdir) + "' does not exist")
+
+    if not yes_no_question( "Do you want to create the persoconf directory '%s'?" % str(args.rootdir) ) :
+        logging.info("The persoconf directory was not created")
+        exit()
+
+    # Create the directory
+    logging.info("Creating persoconf directory...")
+    os.mkdir(args.dir)
+
 print(args)