diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1b4c268..e30eb2a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.43.1 2023-02-22 17:19:04 +0100 Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
+
+ - make renderTemplate work, even when the destination folder does not exist
+
 0.43.0 2023-02-14 16:54:59 +0100 Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
 
  - add display action which displays a report in a new window instead of providing a download
diff --git a/lib/CallBackery.pm b/lib/CallBackery.pm
index e8c244c..7ed47e3 100644
--- a/lib/CallBackery.pm
+++ b/lib/CallBackery.pm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use CallBackery::Database;
 use CallBackery::User;
 
 
-our $VERSION = '0.43.0';
+our $VERSION = '0.43.1';
 
 
 =head2 config
diff --git a/lib/CallBackery/Controller/RpcService.pm b/lib/CallBackery/Controller/RpcService.pm
index e6955ef..9cfa1f0 100644
--- a/lib/CallBackery/Controller/RpcService.pm
+++ b/lib/CallBackery/Controller/RpcService.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use Mojo::Base qw(Mojolicious::Plugin::Qooxdoo::JsonRpcController),
     -signatures,-async_await;
 use CallBackery::Exception qw(mkerror);
 use CallBackery::Translate qw(trm);
-use CallBackery::User;
 use Scalar::Util qw(blessed weaken);
 use Mojo::JSON qw(encode_json decode_json from_json);
 use Syntax::Keyword::Try;
diff --git a/lib/CallBackery/GuiPlugin/Abstract.pm b/lib/CallBackery/GuiPlugin/Abstract.pm
index 8150df9..7183b7e 100644
--- a/lib/CallBackery/GuiPlugin/Abstract.pm
+++ b/lib/CallBackery/GuiPlugin/Abstract.pm
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ has homeDir => sub {
 sub renderTemplate{
     my $self = shift;
     my $template = shift;
-    my $destination = shift;
+    my $destination = Mojo::File->new(shift);
     $self->log->debug('['.$self->name.'] processing template '.$template);
     my $newData = $self->template->render($self->app->home->rel_file('templates/system/'.$template)->slurp);
     if (-r $destination){
@@ -509,13 +509,15 @@ sub renderTemplate{
             return 0
         }
     }
+    my $dir = $destination->dirname;
+    if (not -d $dir){
+        Mojo::File->new($dir)->make_path({mode => 755});
+    }
 
     $self->log->debug('['.$self->name."] writing $destination\n$newData");
     eval {
         local $SIG{__DIE__};
-        open my $fh, '>',$destination;
-        print $fh $newData;
-        close $fh;
+        $destination->spurt($newData);
     };
     if ($@){
         if (blessed $@ and $@->isa('autodie::exception')){