diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_hipchat.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_hipchat.sls
index e797eb3..509fc4d 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_hipchat.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_hipchat.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/hipchat.rb:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/hipchat.rb
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 700
   - user: sensu
   - watch_in:
diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_mail.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_mail.sls
index 9b55227..cafe176 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_mail.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_mail.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/mail.py:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/mail.py
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 700
   - user: sensu
   - watch_in:
diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_pagerduty.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_pagerduty.sls
index aca2de2..b916934 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_pagerduty.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_pagerduty.sls
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/pagerduty.rb:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/pagerduty.rb
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 750
   - user: root
   - group: sensu
diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_sccd.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_sccd.sls
index f518190..7a551eb 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_sccd.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_sccd.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/sccd.py:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/sccd.py
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 700
   - user: sensu
   - watch_in:
diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_sfdc.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_sfdc.sls
index 249d3ec..9b5b71f 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_sfdc.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_sfdc.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/sfdc.py:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/sfdc.py
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 755
   - watch_in:
     - service: service_sensu_server
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/salesforce.py:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/salesforce.py
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 644
   - watch_in:
     - service: service_sensu_server
diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_slack.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_slack.sls
index b6decba..0cca691 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_slack.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_slack.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/slack.rb:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/slack.rb
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 700
   - user: sensu
   - watch_in:
diff --git a/sensu/server/_handler_statsd.sls b/sensu/server/_handler_statsd.sls
index 24df98e..ac1a3d7 100644
--- a/sensu/server/_handler_statsd.sls
+++ b/sensu/server/_handler_statsd.sls
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 /etc/sensu/handlers/statsd_handler.py:
   file.managed:
   - source: salt://sensu/files/plugins/handlers/notification/statsd.py
+  - makedirs: True
   - mode: 700
   - user: sensu
   - watch_in: