diff --git a/doc/api.qdoc b/doc/api.qdoc
index ea5d02b2..d1b2cfdb 100644
--- a/doc/api.qdoc
+++ b/doc/api.qdoc
@@ -5,15 +5,12 @@
    The guh server provides two different API's:
     \list
         \li \l{JSON-RPC API}{JSON-RPC}
-        \li \l{https://github.com/guh/guh/wiki/REST-Api-documentation}{REST}
+        \li \l{https://github.com/guh/guh/wiki/REST-API}{REST}
     \endlist
     
-
     The \l{https://github.com/guh/guh/wiki/REST-Api-documentation}{REST API} is accessable on the \l{guhserver::WebServer}{WebServer}. The JSON-RPC API can be accessed from the \l {guhserver::TcpServer}{TcpServer} and the \l {guhserver::WebSocketServer}{WebSocketServer} interface. The command line interface \b {\tt guh-cli} communicates with the \l {guhserver::TcpServer}{TcpServer} and \l {JSON-RPC API}. The \b {\tt guh-webinterface} uses the \l{guhserver::WebServer}{WebServer} with the \l{https://github.com/guh/guh/wiki/REST-Api-documentation}{REST-API} and catches notifications from the \l {guhserver::WebSocketServer}{WebSocketServer}.
 
     \image api-overview.png
 
-
-
 */
 
diff --git a/server/guhservice.cpp b/server/guhservice.cpp
index c8ba18bb..d0396c26 100644
--- a/server/guhservice.cpp
+++ b/server/guhservice.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@
     \sa QtService
 */
 
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include "unistd.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+
+#include <QDir>
+
 #include "guhservice.h"
+#include "guhsettings.h"
 #include "loggingcategories.h"
 
+
 namespace guhserver {
 
 /*! Constructs the forked guhd application with the given argument count \a argc and argument vector \a argv. */
@@ -59,6 +65,11 @@ GuhService::~GuhService()
 /*! Starts the forked guhd application. */
 void GuhService::start()
 {
+    // check if config directory for logfile exists
+    if (!QDir().mkpath(GuhSettings::settingsPath())) {
+        fprintf(stdout, "Could not create guh settings directory %s", qPrintable(GuhSettings::settingsPath()));
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
     qCDebug(dcApplication) << "=====================================";
     qCDebug(dcApplication) << "guhd" << GUH_VERSION_STRING << "started as daemon.";
     qCDebug(dcApplication) << "=====================================";
diff --git a/server/main.cpp b/server/main.cpp
index 45870c28..519ffd87 100644
--- a/server/main.cpp
+++ b/server/main.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 fprintf(stdout, "Could not create guh settings directory %s", qPrintable(GuhSettings::settingsPath()));
                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
-
             qCDebug(dcApplication) << "=====================================";
             qCDebug(dcApplication) << "guhd" << GUH_VERSION_STRING << "started with user ID" << userId;
             qCDebug(dcApplication) << "=====================================";