diff --git a/actions/dynamicdns b/actions/dynamicdns
index a097b0146..23e1dab7d 100755
--- a/actions/dynamicdns
+++ b/actions/dynamicdns
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ doGetOpt()
 
 doWriteCFG()
 {
+    mkdir $CFGDIR 2> /dev/null
     #always write to the inactive config - needs to be enabled vi "start" command later
     FILE=$CFG_disabled