diff --git a/cloudcontrol/node/host/__init__.py b/cloudcontrol/node/host/__init__.py
index a52e4dcc8f95b940de091eab35ba9c259428e05e..6ffe1a70c210aca71106c452d14b6df4a56891b9 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/node/host/__init__.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/node/host/__init__.py
@@ -194,6 +194,20 @@ class Handler(BasePlugin):
         self.commands = set()
 
         #: jobs manager (different from MainLoop.jobs_manager)
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(self.main.config.jobs_store_path, mode=0755)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno == 17:
+                pass  # Ignore existing directory
+            else:
+                logger.critical('Cannot create jobs directory: %s', e)
+                self.main.stop()
+                raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.critical('Cannot create jobs directory: %s', e)
+            self.main.stop()
+            raise
+
         try:
             self.jobs_manager = JobsManager(logger, NodeJobsManagerInterface(self),
                                            JobsStore(self.main.config.jobs_store_path))