diff --git a/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.cpp b/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.cpp
index 9794c3e1..6606cdf4 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "AppConfig.h"
 
 #include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDate>
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@ SubscriptionManager::SubscriptionManager(QWidget* parent,  AppConfig& appConfig,
 	m_AppConfig(appConfig),
 	m_Edition(edition)
 {
-
 }
 
 bool SubscriptionManager::activateSerial(const QString& serial)
 {
 	m_Edition = Unknown;
+	persistDirectory();
 	CoreInterface coreInterface;
 	QString output;
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ bool SubscriptionManager::activateSerial(const QString& serial)
 bool SubscriptionManager::checkSubscription()
 {
 	m_Edition = Unknown;
+	persistDirectory();
 	CoreInterface coreInterface;
 	QString output;
 	try
@@ -152,3 +154,14 @@ bool SubscriptionManager::shouldWarnExpiring()
 
 	return result;
 }
+
+void SubscriptionManager::persistDirectory()
+{
+	CoreInterface coreInterface;
+	QString profileDir = coreInterface.getProfileDir();
+
+	QDir dir(profileDir);
+	if (!dir.exists()) {
+		dir.mkpath(".");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.h b/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.h
index 54e7da34..646ff81a 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/SubscriptionManager.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private:
 	void getEditionType(QString& output);
 	void checkExpiring(QString& output);
 	bool shouldWarnExpiring();
+	void persistDirectory();
 
 private:
 	QString m_ErrorMessage;