diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssueFloatingLicense.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssueFloatingLicense.java
index 732a9e4d7..9fe929e7b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssueFloatingLicense.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssueFloatingLicense.java
@@ -34,12 +34,10 @@
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.diagnostic.NoSevereErrors;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.diagnostic.SumOfLists;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.io.FloatingFileExtension;
-import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.io.UserHomeProductResidence;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.emf.validation.ErrorMessages;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.LicensePlanDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.model.api.FloatingLicenseAccess;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.model.api.FloatingLicensePack;
-import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.model.api.LicenseRequisites;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.model.api.ProductRef;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.model.api.UserGrant;
 import org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.agreements.AgreementRegistry;
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ ServiceInvocationResult<IssuedFloatingLicense> issue(FloatingLicensePack pack,
 	private ServiceInvocationResult<IssuedFloatingLicense> persistLicenseFiles(FloatingLicensePack pack,
 			Collection<FloatingLicenseAccess> configs) {
 		LicensedProduct product = product(pack.getLicense().getProduct());
-		Path residence = residence(pack.getLicense());
+		Path residence = new LicensePackResidence(pack.getLicense()).get();
 		ServiceInvocationResult<List<Path>> license = //
 				persist(pack, product, residence, decryptedFile(pack), encryptedFile(pack));
 		BinaryOperator<ServiceInvocationResult<List<Path>>> sum = new BaseServiceInvocationResult.Sum<>(
@@ -149,14 +147,6 @@ private ServiceInvocationResult<List<Path>> replicateKey(LicensedProduct product
 		return new BaseServiceInvocationResult<>(Collections.singletonList(key));
 	}
 
-	private Path residence(LicenseRequisites license) {
-		return new UserHomeProductResidence(//
-				license.getProduct().getIdentifier(), //
-				license.getProduct().getVersion())//
-						.get()//
-						.resolve(license.getIdentifier());
-	}
-
 	private LicensedProduct product(ProductRef ref) {
 		return new BaseLicensedProduct(ref.getIdentifier(), ref.getVersion());
 	}
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssuePersonalLicense.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssuePersonalLicense.java
index 397af8699..461fda364 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssuePersonalLicense.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/IssuePersonalLicense.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.BaseLicensedProduct;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.BaseServiceInvocationResult;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.io.PassageFileExtension;
-import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.io.UserHomeProductResidence;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.emf.validation.ErrorMessages;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.internal.licenses.model.AssignGrantIdentifiers;
 import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.LicensePlanDescriptor;
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@ ServiceInvocationResult<IssuedLicense> issue(Supplier<PersonalLicensePack> templ
 			return new BaseServiceInvocationResult<>(new Trouble(new LicenseIssuingFailed(),
 					LicensesCoreMessages.LicenseOperatorServiceImpl_error_io, e));
 		}
-		LicensedProduct product = product(license);
-		Path path = new UserHomeProductResidence(product).get();
+		Path path = new LicensePackResidence(license.getLicense()).get();
 
 		Path decrypted;
 		try {
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ ServiceInvocationResult<IssuedLicense> issue(Supplier<PersonalLicensePack> templ
 
 		Path encrypted;
 		try {
-			encrypted = encrypted(license, product, decrypted);
+			encrypted = encrypted(license, product(license), decrypted);
 		} catch (LicensingException e) {
 			return new BaseServiceInvocationResult<>(new Trouble(new LicenseIssuingFailed(),
 					LicensesCoreMessages.LicenseOperatorServiceImpl_export_error, e));
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicensePackResidence.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicensePackResidence.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..375e990fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicensePackResidence.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 ArSysOp
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     ArSysOp - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import org.eclipse.passage.lic.base.io.UserHomeProductResidence;
+import org.eclipse.passage.lic.licenses.model.api.LicenseRequisites;
+
+final class LicensePackResidence implements Supplier<Path> {
+
+	private final LicenseRequisites license;
+
+	LicensePackResidence(LicenseRequisites license) {
+		this.license = license;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Path get() {
+		return existing(residence());
+	}
+
+	private Path residence() {
+		return new UserHomeProductResidence(//
+				license.getProduct().getIdentifier(), //
+				license.getProduct().getVersion())//
+						.get()//
+						.resolve(license.getIdentifier());
+	}
+
+	private Path existing(Path folder) {
+		folder.toFile().mkdirs();
+		return folder;
+	}
+
+}