diff --git a/actions/radicale b/actions/radicale
index 1895226f2..c1c13c04a 100755
--- a/actions/radicale
+++ b/actions/radicale
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Configuration helper for Radicale.
 """
 
 import argparse
+import os
 
 import augeas
 
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ def subcommand_configure(arguments):
 def subcommand_enable(_):
     """Start service."""
     if radicale.get_package_version() >= radicale.VERSION_2:
-        # Enable uwsgi for radicale 2.x. Do this after radicale is
-        # started, so it creates the necessary folders.
+        # Workaround for bug in radicale's uwsgi script (#919339)
+        if not os.path.exists('/var/lib/radicale/collections'):
+            os.makedirs('/var/lib/radicale/collections')
         action_utils.service_disable('radicale')
         action_utils.uwsgi_enable('radicale')
         action_utils.webserver_enable('proxy_uwsgi', kind='module')
diff --git a/plinth/action_utils.py b/plinth/action_utils.py
index caf2a1acd..347b46b16 100644
--- a/plinth/action_utils.py
+++ b/plinth/action_utils.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class WebserverChange(object):
 
 
 def uwsgi_is_enabled(config_name):
-    """Return whether a config is enabled in Radicale."""
+    """Return whether a uwsgi config is enabled."""
     enabled_path = UWSGI_ENABLED_PATH.format(config_name=config_name)
     return os.path.exists(enabled_path)