diff --git a/app/layoutmanager.cpp b/app/layoutmanager.cpp
index 4b942df92..cb0d8f195 100644
--- a/app/layoutmanager.cpp
+++ b/app/layoutmanager.cpp
@@ -1083,6 +1083,12 @@ void LayoutManager::importPresets(bool includeDefault)
 
 void LayoutManager::importPreset(int presetNo, bool newInstanceIfPresent)
 {
+    QDir configDir(QDir::homePath() + "/.config");
+
+    if (!QDir(configDir.absolutePath() + "/latte").exists()) {
+        configDir.mkdir("latte");
+    }
+
     QByteArray presetNameOrig = QString("preset" + QString::number(presetNo)).toUtf8();
     QString presetPath = m_corona->kPackage().filePath(presetNameOrig);
     QString presetName = Layout::layoutName(presetPath);