diff --git a/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp b/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp
index 157537d..51c1511 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/mmio/PIF.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ void PIF::Reset() {
 void PIF::MaybeLoadMempak() {
     if (!mempakOpen) {
         fs::path mempakPath_ = mempakPath;
-        std::string savePath = Options::GetInstance().GetValue<std::string>("general", "savePath");
+        fs::path savePath = Options::GetInstance().GetValue<std::string>("general", "savePath");
         if (!savePath.empty()) {
+            if (!fs::exists(savePath))
+                fs::create_directory(savePath);
+
             mempakPath_ = savePath / mempakPath_.filename();
         }
         mempakPath = mempakPath_.replace_extension(".mempak").string();
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ void PIF::MaybeLoadMempak() {
 
         auto mempakVec = ircolib::ReadFileBinary(mempakPath);
         if (mempak.empty()) {
+            info(R"(Empty mempak, making one  @ "{}" ...)", mempakPath);
             ircolib::WriteFileBinary(std::array<u8, MEMPAK_SIZE>{}, mempakPath);
             mempakVec = ircolib::ReadFileBinary(mempakPath);
         }