diff --git a/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/mysql/MySQLMapStorage.java b/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/mysql/MySQLMapStorage.java
index 30af5f6d..28476208 100644
--- a/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/mysql/MySQLMapStorage.java
+++ b/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/mysql/MySQLMapStorage.java
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ public class MySQLMapStorage extends MapStorage {
     		cfgfile.delete();	// Zap file (in case we left junk from last time)
     		return true;
     	}
+    	// During initial startup, this can happen before baseStandaloneDir is setup
+    	if (!baseStandaloneDir.exists()) {
+    		baseStandaloneDir.mkdirs();
+    	}
         FileWriter fw = null;
         try {
             fw = new FileWriter(cfgfile);
diff --git a/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/postgresql/PostgreSQLMapStorage.java b/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/postgresql/PostgreSQLMapStorage.java
index 159c2ceb..838c635b 100644
--- a/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/postgresql/PostgreSQLMapStorage.java
+++ b/DynmapCore/src/main/java/org/dynmap/storage/postgresql/PostgreSQLMapStorage.java
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ public class PostgreSQLMapStorage extends MapStorage {
     		cfgfile.delete();	// Zap file (in case we left junk from last time)
     		return true;
     	}
+    	// During initial startup, this can happen before baseStandaloneDir is setup
+    	if (!baseStandaloneDir.exists()) {
+    		baseStandaloneDir.mkdirs();
+    	}
         FileWriter fw = null;
         try {
             fw = new FileWriter(cfgfile);