diff --git a/lib/tasks/ensure-structure.js b/lib/tasks/ensure-structure.js
index 6fec6e3d1..dd1b48a24 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/ensure-structure.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/ensure-structure.js
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ module.exports = function ensureStructure() {
     fs.ensureDirSync(path.resolve(cwd, 'content', 'data'));
     fs.ensureDirSync(path.resolve(cwd, 'content', 'images'));
     fs.ensureDirSync(path.resolve(cwd, 'content', 'logs'));
+    fs.ensureDirSync(path.resolve(cwd, 'content', 'settings'));
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/tasks/ensure-structure-spec.js b/test/unit/tasks/ensure-structure-spec.js
index 469834adb..d953ac249 100644
--- a/test/unit/tasks/ensure-structure-spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/tasks/ensure-structure-spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ describe('Unit: Tasks > ensure-structure', function () {
         'content/themes',
         'content/data',
         'content/images',
-        'content/logs'
+        'content/logs',
+        'content/settings'
     ];
 
     expectedFiles.forEach((file) => {