diff --git a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginBase.php b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginBase.php
index a2e79bde3..963c4b411 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginBase.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginBase.php
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ abstract class PluginBase implements Plugin{
 		}
 
 		$out = $this->dataFolder . $filename;
-		if(!file_exists($this->dataFolder)){
-			mkdir($this->dataFolder, 0755, true);
+		if(!file_exists(dirname($out))){
+			mkdir(dirname($out), 0755, true);
 		}
 
 		if(file_exists($out) and $replace !== true){