diff --git a/comments.php b/comments.php
index 60b53cc..88709f8 100644
--- a/comments.php
+++ b/comments.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 namespace Grav\Plugin;
 
+use Grav\Common\Filesystem\Folder;
 use Grav\Common\GPM\GPM;
 use Grav\Common\Grav;
 use Grav\Common\Page\Page;
@@ -205,6 +206,10 @@ class CommentsPlugin extends Plugin
             $path = DATA_DIR . 'comments';
         }
 
+        if (!file_exists($path)) {
+            Folder::mkdir($path);
+        }
+
         $dirItr     = new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator($path, \RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
         $filterItr  = new RecursiveFolderFilterIterator($dirItr);
         $itr        = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator($filterItr, \RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);