diff --git a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
index 775420679..7bd6d9d09 100644
--- a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
+++ b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ func Init(runtimeVersion, dashboardVersion string, dockerNetwork string, slimMod
 		return er
 	}
 
+	err = makeDefaultSchedulerDir(installDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	errorChan := make(chan error)
 	initSteps := []func(*sync.WaitGroup, chan<- error, initInfo){
@@ -882,6 +887,17 @@ func makeDefaultComponentsDir(installDir string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func makeDefaultSchedulerDir(installDir string) error {
+	dataDir := getSchedulerDataPath(installDir, 0)
+
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dataDir, 0o755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating default scheduler folder: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return os.Chmod(dataDir, 0o777)
+}
+
 func makeExecutable(filepath string) error {
 	if runtime.GOOS != daprWindowsOS {
 		err := os.Chmod(filepath, 0o777)