diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 3a5c328a..593e21b4 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
             exists || fs.mkdir(chandumppath);
         });
 
-        var statepath = path.join(__dirname, "../state");
-        fs.exists(statepath, function (exists) {
-            exists || fs.mkdir(statepath);
-        });
-
         var gdvttpath = path.join(__dirname, "../google-drive-subtitles");
         fs.exists(gdvttpath, function (exists) {
             exists || fs.mkdir(gdvttpath);
diff --git a/src/web/middleware/ipsessioncookie.js b/src/web/middleware/ipsessioncookie.js
index 4bef5c0f..779c1da2 100644
--- a/src/web/middleware/ipsessioncookie.js
+++ b/src/web/middleware/ipsessioncookie.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 
+const STATE_FOLDER_PATH = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'state');
 const SALT_PATH = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'state', 'ipsessionsalt.json');
 
 const NO_EXPIRATION = new Date('Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT');
@@ -10,6 +11,13 @@ try {
     SALT = require(SALT_PATH);
 } catch (error) {
     SALT = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString('base64');
+    try {
+        fs.mkdirSync(STATE_FOLDER_PATH);
+    } catch (error) {
+        if (error.code !== 'EEXIST') {
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
     fs.writeFileSync(SALT_PATH, JSON.stringify(SALT));
 }