diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs
index 37e2984e..f493f93d 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs
@@ -121,10 +121,15 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
                 path = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables ("%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%");
             }
 
+
+            string ssh_config_path      = Path.Combine (path, ".ssh");
             string ssh_config_file_path = SparkleHelpers.CombineMore (path, ".ssh", "config");
             string ssh_config           = Environment.NewLine + "Host " + host +
                                           Environment.NewLine + "\tStrictHostKeyChecking no";
 
+            if (!Directory.Exists (ssh_config_path))
+                Directory.CreateDirectory (ssh_config_path);
+
             if (File.Exists (ssh_config_file_path)) {
                 TextWriter writer = File.AppendText (ssh_config_file_path);
                 writer.WriteLine (ssh_config);
diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleLib.sln b/SparkleLib/SparkleLib.sln
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd1d8588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleLib.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
+# Visual Studio 2005
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SparkleLib", "SparkleLib.csproj", "{2C914413-B31C-4362-93C7-1AE34F09112A}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{2C914413-B31C-4362-93C7-1AE34F09112A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2C914413-B31C-4362-93C7-1AE34F09112A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2C914413-B31C-4362-93C7-1AE34F09112A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{2C914413-B31C-4362-93C7-1AE34F09112A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(MonoDevelopProperties) = preSolution
+		StartupItem = SparkleLib.csproj
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal