diff --git a/scripts/lantern.py b/scripts/lantern.py
index 8cb3ced..912ce5e 100644
--- a/scripts/lantern.py
+++ b/scripts/lantern.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import urllib
 
 
 def main():
-    os.system('clear')
+    #os.system('clear')
     proxies = {
         'http': 'socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050',
         'https': 'socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050'
@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@ def main():
 
     rootpath='/srv/darknet-lantern/'
     urlpath=pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid()).pw_dir+"/.darknet_participant_url"
+    participantsdir=rootpath+'www/participants/'
+    officialparticipants=rootpath+'www/.official_participants'
+	
+	# check if /srv/darknet-lantern/www/participants directory exists, 
+    if not os.path.isdir(participantsdir):
+        print("participants directory doesnt exist, creating it")
+        os.makedirs(participantsdir)
+	# iterate over /srv/darknet-lantern/www/.official_participants, list each line
+    with open(officialparticipants, 'r') as file:
+	    # for each line (which is a participant):
+        for line in file:
+            participantdir=participantsdir+line.strip()
+		    # check if the directory exists
+            if not os.path.isdir(participantdir):
+			    #if not, create it
+                print("Official participan ",line.strip() , "'s directory doesnt exist, creating it")
+                os.makedirs(participantdir)
+
 
 
     print_colors("""
diff --git a/www/.known_participants b/www/.official_participants
similarity index 100%
rename from www/.known_participants
rename to www/.official_participants