diff --git a/IllusionPlugin/ModPrefs.cs b/IllusionPlugin/ModPrefs.cs
index acdbd7c..fce025e 100644
--- a/IllusionPlugin/ModPrefs.cs
+++ b/IllusionPlugin/ModPrefs.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace IllusionPlugin
             {
                 if (_instance == null)
                 {
+                    System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "UserData/"));
                     _instance = new IniFile(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "UserData/modprefs.ini"));
                 }
                 return _instance;