diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix
index b9a58c0c5d5..fb62351365e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ in
       preStart = ''
         test -d "${cfg.dataDir}" || {
           echo "Creating initial Plex data directory in \"${cfg.dataDir}\"."
-          mkdir -p "${cfg.dataDir}"
+          mkdir -p "${cfg.dataDir}/Plex Media Server"
           chown -R ${cfg.user}:${cfg.group} "${cfg.dataDir}"
         }