diff --git a/src/librssguard/definitions/definitions.h b/src/librssguard/definitions/definitions.h
index de6a65c15..180e4d79d 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/definitions/definitions.h
+++ b/src/librssguard/definitions/definitions.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 #define LOGSEC_JS                   "javascript: "
 #define LOGSEC_GUI                  "gui: "
 #define LOGSEC_CORE                 "core: "
+#define LOGSEC_NODEJS               "nodejs: "
 #define LOGSEC_DB                   "database: "
 #define LOGSEC_NEXTCLOUD            "nextcloud: "
 #define LOGSEC_GREADER              "greader: "
diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.cpp b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.cpp
index 5f0c638c5..891dd7435 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "miscellaneous/nodejs.h"
 
 #include "exceptions/applicationexception.h"
+#include "miscellaneous/application.h"
 #include "miscellaneous/iofactory.h"
 #include "miscellaneous/settings.h"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,19 @@ void NodeJs::setNpmExecutable(const QString& exe) const {
 }
 
 QString NodeJs::packageFolder() const {
-  return QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_settings->value(GROUP(Node), SETTING(Node::PackageFolder)).toString());
+  QString path = QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_settings->value(GROUP(Node), SETTING(Node::PackageFolder)).toString());
+
+  return path;
+}
+
+QString NodeJs::processedPackageFolder() const {
+  QString path = qApp->replaceDataUserDataFolderPlaceholder(packageFolder());
+
+  if (!QDir().mkpath(path)) {
+    qCriticalNN << LOGSEC_NODEJS << "Failed to create package folder structure" << QUOTE_W_SPACE_DOT(path);
+  }
+
+  return path;
 }
 
 void NodeJs::setPackageFolder(const QString& path) {}
diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.h b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.h
index ed3202c04..5e406652d 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.h
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/nodejs.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class NodeJs : public QObject {
     void setNpmExecutable(const QString& exe) const;
 
     QString packageFolder() const;
+    QString processedPackageFolder() const;
     void setPackageFolder(const QString& path);
 
     QString nodejsVersion(const QString& nodejs_exe) const;