diff --git a/save.go b/save.go
index b035e7c..35bf233 100644
--- a/save.go
+++ b/save.go
@@ -25,14 +25,21 @@ func ConfigSave(pb proto.Message) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	dir, name := filepath.Split(fullname)
+	if name == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("filename was blank")
+	}
+	err = os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	log.Infof("ConfigSave() filename=%s %d\n", fullname, len(data))
 	return configWrite(fullname, data)
 }
 
 func configWrite(fullname string, data []byte) error {
-	if _, base := filepath.Split(fullname); base == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("--config option not set")
-	}
+
 	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
 	defer cfgfile.Close()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -44,7 +51,6 @@ func configWrite(fullname string, data []byte) error {
 }
 
 /*
-
 func (e *Events) Save() {
 	var fullname string
 	base, _ := filepath.Split(argv.Config)
@@ -58,20 +64,4 @@ func (e *Events) Save() {
 	log.Info("proto.Marshal() worked len", len(data))
 	configWrite(fullname, data)
 }
-
-
-
-func (m *Portmaps) configWrite(fullname string, data []byte) error {
-	if _, base := filepath.Split(fullname); base == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("--config option not set")
-	}
-	cfgfile, err := os.OpenFile(fullname, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-	defer cfgfile.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("open config file :", err)
-		return err
-	}
-	cfgfile.Write(data)
-	return nil
-}
 */