diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 37373698..ba855bc0 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
         public override void Initialize()
         {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(SavePath))
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(SavePath);
+            }
             if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(SavePath, "tshock.pid")))
             {
                 Log.ConsoleInfo("TShock was improperly shut down. Deleting invalid pid file...");