diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 944f1d1..07f0474 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ impl GPSApp {
         let app_weak = self.downgrade();
         logger::init_logger(
             ready_tx,
-            Settings::default_log_file_path()
+            Settings::log_file_path()
                 .to_str()
                 .expect("Unable to convert log file path to a string"),
         );
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ impl GPSApp {
 
         let _ = self
             .load_graph(
-                Settings::default_graph_file_path()
+                Settings::graph_file_path()
                     .to_str()
                     .expect("Unable to convert to string"),
                 true,
diff --git a/src/graphbook.rs b/src/graphbook.rs
index 9dcb03e..7719d62 100644
--- a/src/graphbook.rs
+++ b/src/graphbook.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub fn create_graphtab(app: &GPSApp, id: u32, name: Option<&str>) {
             GPS_DEBUG!("Graph updated id={}", id);
             let _ = app
                 .save_graph(
-                    Settings::default_graph_file_path()
+                    Settings::graph_file_path()
                         .to_str()
                         .expect("Unable to convert to string"),
                 )
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 5e9da2a..efb26c7 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -31,41 +31,41 @@ pub struct Settings {
 }
 
 impl Settings {
-    fn settings_file_exist() {
-        let s = Settings::settings_file_path();
-
+    fn create_path_if_not(s: &PathBuf) {
         if !s.exists() {
-            if let Some(parent_dir) = s.parent() {
-                if !parent_dir.exists() {
-                    if let Err(e) = create_dir_all(parent_dir) {
-                        GPS_ERROR!(
-                            "Error while trying to build settings snapshot_directory '{}': {}",
-                            parent_dir.display(),
-                            e
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
+            if let Err(e) = create_dir_all(s) {
+                GPS_ERROR!(
+                    "Error while trying to build settings snapshot_directory '{}': {}",
+                    s.display(),
+                    e
+                );
             }
         }
     }
 
-    fn settings_file_path() -> PathBuf {
+    fn default_app_folder() -> PathBuf {
         let mut path = glib::user_config_dir();
         path.push(config::APP_ID);
+        path
+    }
+
+    fn settings_file_path() -> PathBuf {
+        let mut path = Settings::default_app_folder();
+        Settings::create_path_if_not(&path);
         path.push("settings.toml");
         path
     }
     // Public methods
-    pub fn default_graph_file_path() -> PathBuf {
-        let mut path = glib::user_config_dir();
-        path.push(config::APP_ID);
+    pub fn graph_file_path() -> PathBuf {
+        let mut path = Settings::default_app_folder();
+        Settings::create_path_if_not(&path);
         path.push("default_graph.toml");
         path
     }
 
-    pub fn default_log_file_path() -> PathBuf {
-        let mut path = glib::user_config_dir();
-        path.push(config::APP_ID);
+    pub fn log_file_path() -> PathBuf {
+        let mut path = Settings::default_app_folder();
+        Settings::create_path_if_not(&path);
         path.push("gstpipelinestudio.log");
         path
     }
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ impl Settings {
 
     // Save the provided settings to the settings path
     pub fn save_settings(settings: &Settings) {
-        Settings::settings_file_exist();
         let s = Settings::settings_file_path();
         if let Err(e) = serde_any::to_file(&s, settings) {
             GPS_ERROR!("Error while trying to save file: {} {}", s.display(), e);