diff --git a/logic/lists/InstanceList.cpp b/logic/lists/InstanceList.cpp
index 697694b43..94481fb9d 100644
--- a/logic/lists/InstanceList.cpp
+++ b/logic/lists/InstanceList.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ InstanceList::InstanceList(const QString &instDir, QObject *parent)
 	: QAbstractListModel(parent), m_instDir(instDir)
 {
 	connect(MMC, &MultiMC::aboutToQuit, this, &InstanceList::saveGroupList);
+
+	if (!QDir::current().exists(m_instDir))
+	{
+		QDir::current().mkpath(m_instDir);
+	}
 }
 
 InstanceList::~InstanceList()
diff --git a/logic/lists/MojangAccountList.cpp b/logic/lists/MojangAccountList.cpp
index 466cc9347..439b5da6a 100644
--- a/logic/lists/MojangAccountList.cpp
+++ b/logic/lists/MojangAccountList.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonParseError>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #include "logger/QsLog.h"
 
@@ -233,6 +234,11 @@ bool MojangAccountList::loadList(const QString &filePath)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!QDir::current().exists(path))
+	{
+		QDir::current().mkpath(path);
+	}
+
 	QFile file(path);
 
 	// Try to open the file and fail if we can't.
@@ -316,6 +322,11 @@ bool MojangAccountList::saveList(const QString &filePath)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!QDir::current().exists(path))
+	{
+		QDir::current().mkpath(path);
+	}
+
 	QLOG_INFO() << "Writing account list to" << path;
 
 	QLOG_DEBUG() << "Building JSON data structure.";