2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/database/database-files.cpp b/src/database/database-files.cpp
index 09d76240e..f42535348 100644
--- a/src/database/database-files.cpp
+++ b/src/database/database-files.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 // This backend is intended to be used on Minetest 0.4.16 only for the transition backend
 // for player files
 
+PlayerDatabaseFiles::PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir) : m_savedir(savedir)
+{
+	fs::CreateDir(m_savedir);
+}
+
 void PlayerDatabaseFiles::serialize(std::ostringstream &os, RemotePlayer *player)
 {
 	// Utilize a Settings object for storing values
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ void PlayerDatabaseFiles::serialize(std::ostringstream &os, RemotePlayer *player
 
 void PlayerDatabaseFiles::savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player)
 {
+	fs::CreateDir(m_savedir);
+
 	std::string savedir = m_savedir + DIR_DELIM;
 	std::string path = savedir + player->getName();
 	bool path_found = false;
diff --git a/src/database/database-files.h b/src/database/database-files.h
index 218815cf7..cb830a3ed 100644
--- a/src/database/database-files.h
+++ b/src/database/database-files.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 class PlayerDatabaseFiles : public PlayerDatabase
 {
 public:
-	PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir) : m_savedir(savedir) {}
+	PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir);
 	virtual ~PlayerDatabaseFiles() = default;
 
 	void savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player);