diff --git a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/RainLoop/Actions/Pgp.php b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/RainLoop/Actions/Pgp.php
index 162732e03..c58f46530 100644
--- a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/RainLoop/Actions/Pgp.php
+++ b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/RainLoop/Actions/Pgp.php
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ trait Pgp
 			\RainLoop\Providers\Storage\Enumerations\StorageType::PGP
 		)) . '/.gnupg';
 
+		if (!\is_dir($homedir)) {
+			\mkdir($homedir, 0700, true);
+		}
+		if (!\is_writable($homedir)) {
+			throw new \Exception("gpg homedir '{$homedir}' not writable");
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Workaround error: socket name for '/very/long/path/to/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent.extra' is too long
 		 * BSD 4.4 max length = 104
diff --git a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php
index 6fc894479..19ff4f2c2 100644
--- a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php
+++ b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class GPG
 		$this->options['homedir'] = \rtrim($homedir, '/\\');
 
 		// the random seed file makes subsequent actions faster so only disable it if we have to.
-		if ($this->options['homedir'] && !\is_writeable($this->options['homedir'])) {
+		if ($this->options['homedir'] && !\is_writable($this->options['homedir'])) {
 			$this->options['no-random-seed-file'] = true;
 		}