diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da986fc6a..e81334aff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+# [3.4.3]
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Fix for new installations with filesystem not initializing
+
 # [3.4.2]
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h b/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
index 52c96d7ed..688f1c231 100644
--- a/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
+++ b/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ class FSPersistence {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+        // make directories if required, for new IDF4.2 & LittleFS
+        String path(_filePath);
+        int    index = 0;
+        while ((index = path.indexOf('/', index + 1)) != -1) {
+            String segment = path.substring(0, index);
+            if (!_fs->exists(segment)) {
+                _fs->mkdir(segment);
+            }
+        }
+
         // serialize the data to the file
         serializeJson(jsonDocument, settingsFile);
         settingsFile.close();
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 0cdf74098..c1dc7ea49 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define EMSESP_APP_VERSION "3.4.2"
+#define EMSESP_APP_VERSION "3.4.3"