diff --git a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/__init__.py b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/__init__.py
index b7fdbc3..5e7c420 100644
--- a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/__init__.py
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ class Storage(
     _collection_class = Collection
 
     def __init__(self, configuration):
+        super().__init__(configuration)
         folder = configuration.get("storage", "filesystem_folder")
         self._makedirs_synced(folder)
-        super().__init__(configuration)
 
     def _get_collection_root_folder(self):
         filesystem_folder = self.configuration.get(
diff --git a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/create_collection.py b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/create_collection.py
index 1ebaa24..6be6345 100644
--- a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/create_collection.py
+++ b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/create_collection.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ from radicale import pathutils
 
 class StorageCreateCollectionMixin:
 
-    def __init__(self, configuration):
-        super().__init__(configuration)
-
     def create_collection(self, href, items=None, props=None):
         folder = self._get_collection_root_folder()
 
diff --git a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/discover.py b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/discover.py
index 4c9aaa8..8c9a77c 100644
--- a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/discover.py
+++ b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/discover.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ from radicale.log import logger
 
 class StorageDiscoverMixin:
 
-    def __init__(self, configuration):
-        super().__init__(configuration)
-
     def discover(self, path, depth="0", child_context_manager=(
                  lambda path, href=None: contextlib.ExitStack())):
         # Path should already be sanitized
diff --git a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/lock.py b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/lock.py
index df3c76a..e3615e9 100644
--- a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/lock.py
+++ b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/lock.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class CollectionLockMixin:
 
 
 class StorageLockMixin:
+
     def __init__(self, configuration):
         super().__init__(configuration)
         folder = self.configuration.get("storage", "filesystem_folder")
diff --git a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/move.py b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/move.py
index 4de6518..def8d2e 100644
--- a/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/move.py
+++ b/radicale/storage/multifilesystem/move.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ from radicale import pathutils
 
 
 class StorageMoveMixin:
-    def __init__(self, configuration):
-        super().__init__(configuration)
 
     def move(self, item, to_collection, to_href):
         if not pathutils.is_safe_filesystem_path_component(to_href):
diff --git a/radicale/tests/test_base.py b/radicale/tests/test_base.py
index 51dd2e5..b1f33fa 100644
--- a/radicale/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/radicale/tests/test_base.py
@@ -1487,6 +1487,14 @@ class TestMultiFileSystem(BaseFileSystemTest, BaseRequestsMixIn):
     """Test BaseRequests on multifilesystem."""
     storage_type = "multifilesystem"
 
+    def test_folder_creation(self):
+        """Verify that the folder is created."""
+        folder = os.path.join(self.colpath, "subfolder")
+        self.configuration.update({"storage": {"filesystem_folder": folder}},
+                                  "test")
+        self.application = Application(self.configuration)
+        assert os.path.isdir(folder)
+
     def test_fsync(self):
         """Create a directory and file with syncing enabled."""
         self.configuration.update({