diff --git a/src/backend/game/game.cpp b/src/backend/game/game.cpp
index d855abb1..8308dd67 100644
--- a/src/backend/game/game.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/game/game.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ namespace loot {
         return false;
     }
 
+    void Game::CreateLOOTGameFolder() {
+        //Make sure that the LOOT game path exists.
+        try {
+            if (fs::exists(g_path_local) && !fs::exists(g_path_local / _lootFolderName))
+                fs::create_directory(g_path_local / _lootFolderName);
+        }
+        catch (fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details: " << e.what();
+            throw error(error::path_write_fail, lc::translate("Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details:").str() + " " + e.what());
+        }
+    }
+
     std::list<Game> ToGames(const std::list<GameSettings>& settings) {
         return list<Game>(settings.begin(), settings.end());
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/game/game.h b/src/backend/game/game.h
index 0888ae0e..a53de41e 100644
--- a/src/backend/game/game.h
+++ b/src/backend/game/game.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ namespace loot {
         Masterlist masterlist;
         MetadataList userlist;
         std::unordered_map<std::string, Plugin> plugins;  //Map so that plugin data can be edited.
+    private:
+        //Creates directory in LOOT folder for LOOT's game-specific files.
+        void CreateLOOTGameFolder();
     };
 
     std::list<Game> ToGames(const std::list<GameSettings>& settings);
diff --git a/src/backend/game/game_settings.cpp b/src/backend/game/game_settings.cpp
index cf9a70b0..24ec554a 100644
--- a/src/backend/game/game_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/game/game_settings.cpp
@@ -201,16 +201,6 @@ namespace loot {
         return g_path_local / _lootFolderName / "userlist.yaml";
     }
 
-    void GameSettings::CreateLOOTGameFolder() {
-        //Make sure that the LOOT game path exists.
-        try {
-            if (fs::exists(g_path_local) && !fs::exists(g_path_local / _lootFolderName))
-                fs::create_directory(g_path_local / _lootFolderName);
-        }
-        catch (fs::filesystem_error& e) {
-            BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details: " << e.what();
-            throw error(error::path_write_fail, lc::translate("Could not create LOOT folder for game. Details:").str() + " " + e.what());
-        }
     }
 
     std::list<GameSettings> GetGameSettings(YAML::Node& settings) {
diff --git a/src/backend/game/game_settings.h b/src/backend/game/game_settings.h
index a6ae4359..dc68dd3d 100644
--- a/src/backend/game/game_settings.h
+++ b/src/backend/game/game_settings.h
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ namespace loot {
         static const unsigned int tes5;
         static const unsigned int fo3;
         static const unsigned int fonv;
-    protected:
-        //Creates directory in LOOT folder for LOOT's game-specific files.
-        void CreateLOOTGameFolder();
     private:
         unsigned int _id;
         std::string _name;