diff --git a/lgsm/modules/core_modules.sh b/lgsm/modules/core_modules.sh
index e26b3f6dd..dad8dddf5 100644
--- a/lgsm/modules/core_modules.sh
+++ b/lgsm/modules/core_modules.sh
@@ -831,6 +831,11 @@ if [ ! -d "${lockdir}" ]; then
 	mkdir -p "${lockdir}"
 fi
 
+# Creates data dir if missing
+if [ ! -d "${datadir}" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "${datadir}"
+fi
+
 # if $USER id missing set to whoami
 if [ -z "${USER}" ]; then
 	USER="$(whoami)"