diff --git a/scripts/gen-tiles.sh b/scripts/gen-tiles.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..27eecada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gen-tiles.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Generate map tiles from geojson exports
+# See also https://github.com/felt/tippecanoe
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+. ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.env
+. ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.env.local
+
+echo "Generating crags tiles file"
+tippecanoe --force -o ${MAPTILES_WORKING_DIR}/crags.mbtiles -l crags -n "Crags"  -zg ${MAPTILES_WORKING_DIR}/crags.*.geojson
+
+echo "Generating crag group tiles file"
+tippecanoe --force -o ${MAPTILES_WORKING_DIR}/crag-groups.mbtiles -l crag-groups -n "Crag groups"  -zg ${MAPTILES_WORKING_DIR}/crag-groups.geojson
+
+exit $?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/db/utils/jobs/MapTiles/exportCmd.ts b/src/db/utils/jobs/MapTiles/exportCmd.ts
index 68f9915d..278faab8 100644
--- a/src/db/utils/jobs/MapTiles/exportCmd.ts
+++ b/src/db/utils/jobs/MapTiles/exportCmd.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { WriteStream, createWriteStream } from 'node:fs'
+import { WriteStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs'
 import {
   point,
   feature,
@@ -27,14 +27,7 @@ import { workingDir } from './init.js'
 async function exportLeafCrags (): Promise<void> {
   const model = getAreaModel()
 
-  let features: Array<
-  Feature<
-  Point,
-  {
-    name: string
-  }
-  >
-  > = []
+  let features: Array<Feature<Point, { name: string }>> = []
 
   let fileIndex = 0
   let stream: WriteStream = createWriteStream(`${workingDir}/crags.${fileIndex}.geojson`, {
@@ -219,8 +212,22 @@ async function exportCragGroups (): Promise<void> {
   stream.close()
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create working directory if it does not exist
+ */
+function prepareWorkingDir (): void {
+  if (!existsSync(workingDir)) {
+    logger.info(`Working dir doesn't exist.  Creating ${workingDir}`)
+    mkdirSync(workingDir, { recursive: true })
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Export crag data as Geojson
+ */
 async function onDBConnected (): Promise<void> {
   logger.info('Start exporting crag data as Geojson')
+  prepareWorkingDir()
   await exportLeafCrags()
   await exportCragGroups()
   await gracefulExit()