diff --git a/src/epggrab/module.c b/src/epggrab/module.c
index 4f32ef72..d66d2643 100644
--- a/src/epggrab/module.c
+++ b/src/epggrab/module.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ int epggrab_module_enable_socket ( void *m, uint8_t e )
   /* Enable */
   } else {
     unlink(mod->path); // just in case!
+    hts_settings_makedirs(mod->path);
 
     mod->sock = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     assert(mod->sock);
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 8f2088dc..eb33d5f2 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -80,12 +80,14 @@ hts_settings_init(const char *confpath)
 /**
  *
  */
-static int
-hts_settings_makedirs ( char *path )
+int
+hts_settings_makedirs ( const char *inpath )
 {
   size_t x;
   struct stat st;
-  size_t l = strlen(path);
+  char path[512];
+  size_t l = strlen(inpath);
+  strcpy(path, inpath);
   for(x = 0; x < l; x++) {
     if(path[x] == '/' && x != 0) {
       path[x] = 0;
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 1713d9d2..7f0bb8d0 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ const char *hts_settings_get_root(void);
 
 int hts_settings_open_file(int for_write, const char *pathfmt, ...);
 
+int hts_settings_makedirs ( const char *path );
+
 #endif /* HTSSETTINGS_H__ */