diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93496b9..19b6738 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "private": true,
+  "private": false,
   "displayName": "Node Red plugin for Homebridge",
   "name": "@helander/homebridge-node-red",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.1",
   "description": "Run Node Red inside Homebridge.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/platform.ts b/src/platform.ts
index 5171e5a..6cb3d2e 100644
--- a/src/platform.ts
+++ b/src/platform.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export class NodeRedHomebridgePlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
     };
 
     // On first startup, create a hb-conf node representing the local homebridge.
+    if (!fs.existsSync(settings.userDir)) fs.mkdirSync(settings.userDir);
     const flowFilePath = `${settings.userDir}/${settings.flowFile}`;
     if (!fs.existsSync(flowFilePath)) {
       this.log.info('Flows file did not exist => create one with a hb-config included');