diff --git a/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.cpp b/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.cpp
index 5dddec3e..156dd9b8 100644
--- a/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <random>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 #include "fsfw/globalfunctions/CRC.h"
 #include "mission/devices/devicedefinitions/ScexDefinitions.h"
@@ -195,9 +197,8 @@ ReturnValue_t ScexDeviceHandler::interpretDeviceReply(DeviceCommandId_t id, cons
     fileId = date_time_string();
     std::ostringstream oss;
     auto prefix = sdcMan.getCurrentMountPrefix();
-    oss << prefix << "/scex-" << cmdName << fileId << ".bin";
+    oss << prefix << "/scex/scex-" << cmdName << fileId << ".bin";
     fileName = oss.str();
-    sif::info << "ScexDeviceHandler::interpretDeviceReply: FileName: " << fileName << std::endl;
     ofstream out(fileName, ofstream::binary);
     if (out.bad()) {
       sif::error << "ScexDeviceHandler::interpretDeviceReply: Could not open file " << fileName
@@ -212,10 +213,8 @@ ReturnValue_t ScexDeviceHandler::interpretDeviceReply(DeviceCommandId_t id, cons
       fileId = date_time_string();
       std::ostringstream oss;
       auto prefix = sdcMan.getCurrentMountPrefix();
-      oss << prefix << "/scex-" << cmdName << fileId << ".bin";
+      oss << prefix << "/scex/scex-" << cmdName << fileId << ".bin";
       fileName = oss.str();
-      sif::info << "ScexDeviceHandler::interpretDeviceReply: FileName: " << fileName
-                << std::endl;  // TODO remove
       fileNameSet = true;
       ofstream out(fileName, ofstream::binary);
       if (out.bad()) {
@@ -349,4 +348,18 @@ void ScexDeviceHandler::modeChanged() {}
 void ScexDeviceHandler::setPowerSwitcher(PowerSwitchIF& powerSwitcher, power::Switch_t switchId) {
   DeviceHandlerBase::setPowerSwitcher(&powerSwitcher);
   this->switchId = switchId;
+
+}
+
+ReturnValue_t ScexDeviceHandler::initializeAfterTaskCreation() {
+
+	auto mntPrefix = sdcMan.getCurrentMountPrefix();
+	std::filesystem::path fullFilePath = mntPrefix;
+	fullFilePath /= "scex";
+	bool fileExists = std::filesystem::exists(fullFilePath);
+
+	if(not fileExists){
+		std::filesystem::create_directory(fullFilePath);
+	}
+   return DeviceHandlerBase::initializeAfterTaskCreation();
 }
diff --git a/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.h b/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.h
index ce051b89..0c02ded8 100644
--- a/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.h
+++ b/mission/devices/ScexDeviceHandler.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class ScexDeviceHandler : public DeviceHandlerBase {
 
   ReturnValue_t initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool &localDataPoolMap,
                                         LocalDataPoolManager &poolManager) override;
+  ReturnValue_t initializeAfterTaskCreation() override;
   void modeChanged() override;
 };