diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs
index fb5f8d6efa..af0b20d921 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Activity/ActivityRepository.cs
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Activity
         protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
         {
             // Ensure the dir exists
-            if (!Directory.Exists(_dataDirPath))
-            {
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(_dataDirPath);
-            }
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(_dataDirPath);
 
             optionsBuilder.UseSqlite($"Filename={Path.Combine(_dataDirPath, "activitylog.sqlite.db")}");
         }