diff --git a/plugins/fromlog/index.js b/plugins/fromlog/index.js
index 385d7af..d298ee2 100644
--- a/plugins/fromlog/index.js
+++ b/plugins/fromlog/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 var path = require('path');
 var datadefinition;
 var filepath;
-var counterpath;
 var data = {};
 var fs = require('fs'),
     bite_size = 4096,
@@ -11,14 +10,17 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
     fd;
 
 function init(file,logic,idle){
+	var counterpath;
+
 	delete require.cache[require.resolve('../../config/fromlog/datadefinitions/' + logic)];
 	datadefinition = require('../../config/fromlog/datadefinitions/' + logic);
 
 	save_interval_or_retry = idle;
 
 	filepath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../config/fromlog/logs/' + file);
+	counterpath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../program-data/fromlog/counters/' + file);
 
-	fs.readFile(filepath,function(err, content){
+	fs.readFile(counterpath,function(err, content){
 		if (err){
 			filereadbytes = 0;
 		}else{
@@ -30,8 +32,9 @@ function init(file,logic,idle){
 		var oldfilereadbytes = filereadbytes;
 		setInterval(function(){
 			if (filereadbytes != oldfilereadbytes){
-				counterpath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../program-data/fromlog/counters/' + file);
-				fs.writeFile(counterpath, filereadbytes.toString(),function(err){});
+				fs.mkdir(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../program-data/fromlog/counters'), { recursive: true }, (err) => {
+				  fs.writeFile(counterpath, filereadbytes.toString(),function(err){});
+				});
 				oldfilereadbytes = filereadbytes;
 			}
 		}, save_interval_or_retry);
diff --git a/program-data/fromlog/counters/program_counters_will_go_here.txt b/program-data/fromlog/counters/program_counters_will_go_here.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000