diff --git a/src/documents/consumer.py b/src/documents/consumer.py
index 65febc937..b273d331d 100755
--- a/src/documents/consumer.py
+++ b/src/documents/consumer.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Consumer(LoggingMixin):
         os.makedirs(settings.SCRATCH_DIR, exist_ok=True)
         os.makedirs(settings.THUMBNAIL_DIR, exist_ok=True)
         os.makedirs(settings.ORIGINALS_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+        os.makedirs(settings.ARCHIVE_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
     def try_consume_file(self,
                          path,
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 1432dc5ec..66f9fee4b 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ STATIC_ROOT = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_STATICDIR", os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "..", "sta
 
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.getenv('PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "..", "media"))
 ORIGINALS_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, "documents", "originals")
+ARCHIVE_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, "documents", "archive")
 THUMBNAIL_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, "documents", "thumbnails")
 
 DATA_DIR = os.getenv('PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "..", "data"))