diff --git a/src/commands/add.rs b/src/commands/add.rs
index 0ab935b..a7bcfd0 100644
--- a/src/commands/add.rs
+++ b/src/commands/add.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use clap::Values;
 use glob::glob;
 use crate::store::{self, object::Object};
 use crate::utils::{self, path};
+use crate::store::object::object::{Obj, ObjMethods};
 use crate::utils::nextsyncignore::{self, ignore_file};
 use crate::utils::path::{normalize_relative, repo_root, path_buf_to_string};
 
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ fn add_entry(entry: PathBuf, force: bool, added_files: &mut Vec<String>, rules:
         return;
     }
 
+    // add the parent if there is one and it is not already created
+    add_parent(entry.clone(), added_files);
+
     added_files.push(path_buf_to_string(entry.strip_prefix(repo_root()).unwrap().to_path_buf()));
     if entry.is_dir() {
         add_folder_content(entry.to_path_buf(), added_files);
@@ -80,6 +84,20 @@ fn add_entry(entry: PathBuf, force: bool, added_files: &mut Vec<String>, rules:
 
 }
 
+fn add_parent(entry: PathBuf, added_files: &mut Vec<String>) {
+    let test_parent = entry.strip_prefix(repo_root()).unwrap().parent();
+    if test_parent.is_none() || test_parent.unwrap() == PathBuf::new() {
+        return; 
+    }
+
+    let parent = entry.parent().unwrap();
+
+    if !Obj::from_path(parent).exists_on_remote() {
+        add_parent(parent.to_path_buf(), added_files);
+        added_files.push(path_buf_to_string(parent.strip_prefix(repo_root()).unwrap().to_path_buf()));
+    }
+}
+
 fn print_ignored_files(ignored_files: Vec<String>) {
     if ignored_files.len() > 0 {
         // todo multiple nextsyncignore
diff --git a/src/store/object/object.rs b/src/store/object/object.rs
index 315d2db..c7b20eb 100644
--- a/src/store/object/object.rs
+++ b/src/store/object/object.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub trait ObjMethods {
     fn rm(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>;
     fn rm_node(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>;
     fn rm_node_down(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>;
+    fn exists_on_remote(&mut self) -> bool;
 }
 
 pub struct Obj {
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ impl ObjMethods for Obj {
         eprintln!("rm: tried to do this on Obj");
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn exists_on_remote(&mut self) -> bool {
+        PathBuf::from(self.get_hash_path()).exists()
+    }
 }
 
 impl ObjMethods for Blob {
@@ -187,6 +192,10 @@ impl ObjMethods for Blob {
         fs::remove_file(self.get_file_path())?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn exists_on_remote(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.obj.exists_on_remote()
+    }
 }
 
 impl ObjMethods for Tree {
@@ -258,6 +267,10 @@ impl ObjMethods for Tree {
         fs::remove_dir_all(self.get_file_path())?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn exists_on_remote(&mut self) -> bool {
+        self.obj.exists_on_remote()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Obj {