diff --git a/config/env.go b/config/env.go
index e2cf2bfe8..c452c62d0 100644
--- a/config/env.go
+++ b/config/env.go
@@ -299,3 +299,12 @@ func getAllFoldersInDirectory(directory string) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	return folders, nil
 }
+
+func EnsureAbraDirExists() error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(ABRA_DIR); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.Mkdir(ABRA_DIR, 0777); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}