diff --git a/modules/videos/channel/test/test_models.py b/modules/videos/channel/test/test_models.py
index c5a1b4c0..4edb9f0f 100644
--- a/modules/videos/channel/test/test_models.py
+++ b/modules/videos/channel/test/test_models.py
@@ -101,3 +101,20 @@ async def test_channel_download_relationships(test_session, download_channel):
     # Delete the Channel, and any relationships.
     download_channel.delete_with_videos()
     assert test_session.query(Download).count() == 0
+
+
+def test_channel_info_json(test_session, test_directory):
+    channel = Channel(name='new channel')
+    test_session.add(channel)
+
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError) as e:
+        # Cannot get info json because directory is not defined.
+        channel.info_json_path
+    assert 'directory' in str(e)
+
+    # Channel's directory is created if it does not exist.
+    channel.directory = test_directory / 'new channel'
+    assert channel.info_json_path == test_directory / 'new channel/new channel.info.json'
+    assert channel.directory.is_dir()
+    # info json file is not yet created.
+    assert not channel.info_json_path.exists()
diff --git a/modules/videos/downloader.py b/modules/videos/downloader.py
index 5881036e..8ce764bf 100755
--- a/modules/videos/downloader.py
+++ b/modules/videos/downloader.py
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ def update_channel_catalog(channel: Channel, info: dict):
 
     # Write the Channel's info to a JSON file.
     if channel.directory:
-        info_json_path = channel.directory / f'{channel.name}.info.json'
+        info_json_path = channel.info_json_path
         with info_json_path.open('wt') as fh:
             json.dump(info, fh, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
         logger.debug(f'Wrote channel info json to {info_json_path}')
diff --git a/modules/videos/models.py b/modules/videos/models.py
index aecc188f..7a926c3e 100644
--- a/modules/videos/models.py
+++ b/modules/videos/models.py
@@ -556,6 +556,15 @@ class Channel(ModelHelper, Base):
     def location(self) -> str:
         return f'/videos/channel/{self.id}/video'
 
+    @property
+    def info_json_path(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        if self.directory:
+            if not self.directory.exists():
+                self.directory.mkdir(parents=True)
+            return self.directory / f'{self.name}.info.json'
+
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f'Cannot create Channel info json because directory is not defined: {self}')
+
     def delete_with_videos(self):
         """Delete all Video records (but not video files) related to this Channel.  Then delete the Channel."""
         session = Session.object_session(self)