diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
index 5e31c90ed4..5a68bc1e68 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/tvheadend/source/bin/tvheadend.start
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ if [ -d $HOME/.xbmc/userdata/addon_data/service.multimedia.hts-tvheadend ] ; the
 fi
 ##
 
+mkdir -p $ADDON_HOME
+
 if [ ! -f "$ADDON_SETTINGS" ]; then
   if [ -f $ADDON_DIR/settings-default.xml ]; then
     cp $ADDON_DIR/settings-default.xml $ADDON_SETTINGS
@@ -112,7 +114,6 @@ mkdir -p /var/config
 . /var/config/tvheadend.conf
 
 
-mkdir -p $ADDON_HOME
   if [ ! "$(pidof $ADDON_BIN)" ]; then
     # start userspace DVB driver/addon
     for driver_dvb in $(find /storage/.xbmc/addons/driver.dvb.*/bin/userspace-driver.sh -type f 2>/dev/null); do