diff --git a/writeas.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/writeas.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index c701ed4..560f5f0 100644
--- a/writeas.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/writeas.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		330711A70F03BFB84FB889AB /* Constants.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 33071648B80C4188CAC44CA1 /* Constants.swift */; };
 		33071D332D5799D36FBC1DDD /* Preferences.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3307150C0D2CA1C8A71C5E26 /* Preferences.swift */; };
 		C98EE9AC1F29532F002F646E /* writeas in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C98EE9AB1F29532F002F646E /* writeas */; };
 		C9953E7D1F2D07A7008ED235 /* open-sans-v14-cyrillic-ext_vietnamese_cyrillic_latin-ext_latin_greek-ext_greek-600.ttf in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C9953E791F2D07A7008ED235 /* open-sans-v14-cyrillic-ext_vietnamese_cyrillic_latin-ext_latin_greek-ext_greek-600.ttf */; };
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 		3307150C0D2CA1C8A71C5E26 /* Preferences.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; name = Preferences.swift; path = writeas/Preferences.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		33071648B80C4188CAC44CA1 /* Constants.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Constants.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C98EE9AB1F29532F002F646E /* writeas */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "compiled.mach-o.executable"; path = writeas; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C9953E791F2D07A7008ED235 /* open-sans-v14-cyrillic-ext_vietnamese_cyrillic_latin-ext_latin_greek-ext_greek-600.ttf */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file; path = "open-sans-v14-cyrillic-ext_vietnamese_cyrillic_latin-ext_latin_greek-ext_greek-600.ttf"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C9953E7A1F2D07A7008ED235 /* open-sans-v14-cyrillic-ext_vietnamese_cyrillic_latin-ext_latin_greek-ext_greek-600italic.ttf */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file; path = "open-sans-v14-cyrillic-ext_vietnamese_cyrillic_latin-ext_latin_greek-ext_greek-600italic.ttf"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@
 				C99B91101C33841F00A91990 /* Assets.xcassets */,
 				C99B91121C33841F00A91990 /* Main.storyboard */,
 				C99B91151C33841F00A91990 /* Info.plist */,
+				33071648B80C4188CAC44CA1 /* Constants.swift */,
 			);
 			path = writeas;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@
 				C99B910F1C33841E00A91990 /* ViewController.swift in Sources */,
 				C99B910D1C33841E00A91990 /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */,
 				33071D332D5799D36FBC1DDD /* Preferences.swift in Sources */,
+				330711A70F03BFB84FB889AB /* Constants.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/writeas/AppDelegate.swift b/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
index c983426..7b5129b 100644
--- a/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/writeas/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         if vc == nil {
             vc = NSApplication.shared().mainWindow?.contentViewController as? ViewController
         }
+
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
+            if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: Constants.draftDir, isDirectory: nil) {
+                do {
+                    try FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: Constants.draftDir, withIntermediateDirectories: false, attributes: nil)
+                } catch let error as NSError {
+                    print(error.localizedDescription);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @IBAction func toggleNightMode(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
diff --git a/writeas/Constants.swift b/writeas/Constants.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4114327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/writeas/Constants.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//
+// Created by Matt Baer on 8/2/17.
+// Copyright (c) 2017 A Bunch Tell. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct Constants {
+    static let draftDir = "\(NSHomeDirectory())/.writeas"
+    static let draftFile = "\(draftDir)/draft.txt"
+}
diff --git a/writeas/ViewController.swift b/writeas/ViewController.swift
index 026e539..8598193 100644
--- a/writeas/ViewController.swift
+++ b/writeas/ViewController.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
 
     @IBOutlet var writerText: NSTextView!
 
-    let draftFile = "\(NSHomeDirectory())/.writeas/draft.txt"
 
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCe
     }
 
     fileprivate func getDraftPath() -> URL? {
-        return URL(fileURLWithPath: draftFile)
+        return URL(fileURLWithPath: Constants.draftFile)
     }
 
     func saveDocument() {