diff --git a/src/Entry.cpp b/src/Entry.cpp
index 51ea1ba..ac8866a 100644
--- a/src/Entry.cpp
+++ b/src/Entry.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@ bool
 Entry::Filetize(BDirectory outDir)
 {
 	BFile file(title.String(), B_READ_WRITE);
+	BEntry outDirEntry;
 	time_t tt_date = date.Time_t();
 
+	outDir.GetEntry(&outDirEntry);
+	if (outDir.InitCheck() == B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND) {
+		outDir.CreateDirectory(BPath(&outDirEntry).Path(), &outDir);
+	}
 	outDir.CreateFile(title.String(), &file);
 
 	BString betype = BString("text/x-feed-entry");
diff --git a/src/FeedController.cpp b/src/FeedController.cpp
index 639feac..977c3ec 100644
--- a/src/FeedController.cpp
+++ b/src/FeedController.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ FeedController::SubscribedFeeds()
 	find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &subPath);
 	subPath.Append("Pogger");
 	subPath.Append("Subscriptions");
-
 	BDirectory subDir(subPath.Path());
+	if (subDir.InitCheck() == B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND) {
+		subDir.CreateDirectory(subPath.Path(), &subDir);
+	}
+
 	BEntry feedEntry;
 	BPath feedPath;
 	BStringList feeds;
diff --git a/src/FeedEditWindow.cpp b/src/FeedEditWindow.cpp
index 165bd46..6f33aa7 100644
--- a/src/FeedEditWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/FeedEditWindow.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ FeedEditWindow::_SaveFeed()
 	find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &subPath);
 	subPath.Append("Pogger");
 	subPath.Append("Subscriptions");
+	BDirectory subDir(subPath.Path());
+	if (subDir.InitCheck() == B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND) {
+		subDir.CreateDirectory(subPath.Path(), &subDir);
+	}
 
 	BString title(fFeedNameText->Text());
 	const char* urlString = fFeedUrlText->Text();
diff --git a/src/Preferences.cpp b/src/Preferences.cpp
index 51e31e3..69385d7 100644
--- a/src/Preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/Preferences.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ Preferences::Load()
 	BPath cfgPath;
 	find_directory(B_USER_SETTINGS_DIRECTORY, &cfgPath);
 	cfgPath.Append("Pogger");
+	if (BDirectory(cfgPath.Path()).InitCheck() == B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND) {
+		BDirectory(cfgPath.Path()).CreateDirectory(cfgPath.Path(), NULL);
+	}
+
 	BString filename = BString(cfgPath.Path()).Append("/Settings");
 
 	BFile file = BFile(filename.String(), B_READ_ONLY);