1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/archiva-configuration/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/configuration/DefaultConfigurationStore.java b/archiva-configuration/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/configuration/DefaultConfigurationStore.java
index 3f8dd70f8..911f7eb87 100644
--- a/archiva-configuration/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/configuration/DefaultConfigurationStore.java
+++ b/archiva-configuration/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/configuration/DefaultConfigurationStore.java
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ public class DefaultConfigurationStore
         FileWriter fileWriter = null;
         try
         {
-            file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+            //does file directory exist ?
+            if ( file.getParentFile() != null && !file.getParentFile().exists() )
+            {
+                file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+            }
 
             fileWriter = new FileWriter( file );
             writer.write( fileWriter, configuration );