diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index d4b7888..92597bd 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ using namespace Poco::Util;
 using namespace Poco::JSON;
 using namespace Poco;
 
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
 FlippRServer::FlippRServer() :
   help_requested(false),
   input_port(9980),
@@ -197,6 +200,19 @@ TCPServer* FlippRServer::build_input_server()
   return new TCPServer(new input::InputSocketHandlerFactory(this->input_driver), port);
 }
 
+std::string FlippRServer::create_directory(std::string file_name)
+{
+  std::string runtime_dir = this->get_runtime_dir();
+
+  fs::path path = runtime_dir + file_name;
+  if(!fs::exists(path))
+  {
+    fs::create_directory(path);
+  }
+
+  return path;
+}
+
 void FlippRServer::defineOptions(OptionSet& options)
 {
   ServerApplication::defineOptions(options);
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
index a8c2ce4..dc637b4 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public:
 private:
   void initialize_output_driver();
   void initialize_input_driver();
+
+  std::string create_directory(std::string file_name);
   void parse_server_config_file();
 
   std::string get_runtime_dir();