diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index f60343a788..71b43c6ec3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -815,6 +815,9 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
                         source = new File(source, "attachments");
                         target = new File(target, "attachments");
 
+                        source.mkdirs();
+                        target.mkdirs();
+
                         File[] attachments = source.listFiles();
                         if (attachments != null)
                             for (File attachment : attachments) {