diff --git a/src/common/PAM/Writer.vala b/src/common/PAM/Writer.vala
index 6b80269..063f3b0 100644
--- a/src/common/PAM/Writer.vala
+++ b/src/common/PAM/Writer.vala
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ namespace PC.PAM {
         private string filename;
 
         public static Writer new_for_time () {
+            var time_file = File.new_for_path (Constants.PAM_TIME_CONF_PATH);
+            if (!time_file.query_exists ()) {
+                var security_dir = time_file.get_parent ();
+                try {
+                    security_dir.make_directory_with_parents ();
+                    time_file.create (FileCreateFlags.NONE);
+                } catch (Error err) {
+                    critical ("Could not create \"%s\": %s", Constants.PAM_TIME_CONF_PATH, err.message);
+                }
+            }
+
             return new Writer (Constants.PAM_TIME_CONF_PATH);
         }