diff --git a/mslib/msui/constants.py b/mslib/msui/constants.py
index fd4315081..cf65dff68 100644
--- a/mslib/msui/constants.py
+++ b/mslib/msui/constants.py
@@ -34,17 +34,33 @@
 # ToDo refactor to generic functions, keep only constants
 HOME = os.path.expanduser(f"~{os.path.sep}")
 MSUI_CONFIG_PATH = os.getenv("MSUI_CONFIG_PATH", os.path.join(HOME, ".config", "msui"))
+_fs = None
 if '://' in MSUI_CONFIG_PATH:
     try:
-        _fs = fs.open_fs(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
-    except fs.errors.CreateFailed:
-        _fs.makedirs(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
+        _fs = fs.open_fs(fs.path.dirname(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH))
     except fs.opener.errors.UnsupportedProtocol:
         logging.error('FS url "%s" not supported', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
+    except fs.errors.DirectoryExists:
+        logging.warning('Directory "%s" already exists', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
+    except fs.errors.CreateFailed:
+        try:
+            _fs = fs.open_fs(fs.path.dirname(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH))
+            _fs.makedirs(fs.path.basename(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH))
+        except fs.errors.DirectoryExists:
+            logging.warning('Directory "%s" already exists', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
+        except fs.opener.errors.UnsupportedProtocol:
+            logging.error('FS url "%s" not supported', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error('Failed to create directory "%s": %s', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH, e)
 else:
     _dir = os.path.expanduser(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
     if not os.path.exists(_dir):
-        os.makedirs(_dir)
+        try:
+            os.makedirs(_dir)
+        except FileExistsError:
+            logging.warning('Directory "%s" already exists', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error('Failed to create directory "%s": %s', MSUI_CONFIG_PATH, e)
 
 GRAVATAR_DIR_PATH = fs.path.join(MSUI_CONFIG_PATH, "gravatars")