diff --git a/Services/FileNoteService.cs b/Services/FileNoteService.cs
index 4c5fed6..cc8ffb2 100644
--- a/Services/FileNoteService.cs
+++ b/Services/FileNoteService.cs
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 {
     public class FileNoteService : INoteService
     {
-        private readonly string filePath;
+        private readonly string folderPath;
 
-        private static readonly string defaultFilePath = "notes";
+        private static readonly string defaultFolderPath = "notes";
 
         public FileNoteService(IConfiguration configuration)
         {
-            filePath = configuration["FileNoteService:ContentFilePath"];
+            folderPath = configuration["FileNoteService:ContentFolder"];
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filePath))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(folderPath))
             {
-                filePath = defaultFilePath;
+                folderPath = defaultFolderPath;
             }
         }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
         public ICollection<string> GetNoteNames()
         {
-            return Directory.GetFiles(filePath)
+            return Directory.GetFiles(folderPath)
                 .Select(f => Path.GetFileName(f))
                 .ToList();
         }
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
             // ensure initialized
             if (!File.Exists(filePath))
             {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(folderPath);
+
                 SaveText("Hi! Feel free to start typing. Everything will be saved soon after you are done typing.", noteName);
             }
         }
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@
         {
             noteName = noteName.Trim().ToLower();
 
-            return Path.Combine(filePath, noteName);
+            return Path.Combine(folderPath, noteName);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/appsettings.json b/appsettings.json
index 17bfc41..abd5538 100644
--- a/appsettings.json
+++ b/appsettings.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "FileNoteService": {
-    "ContentFilePath": "notes"
+    "ContentFolder": "notes"
   }
 }