diff --git a/artemis-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/persistence/impl/journal/JMSJournalStorageManagerImpl.java b/artemis-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/persistence/impl/journal/JMSJournalStorageManagerImpl.java
index fafa78e9ea..b3ef03854d 100644
--- a/artemis-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/persistence/impl/journal/JMSJournalStorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/artemis-jms-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/persistence/impl/journal/JMSJournalStorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ public final class JMSJournalStorageManagerImpl implements JMSStorageManager
    @Override
    public void start() throws Exception
    {
-
-      checkAndCreateDir(config.getJournalLocation(), createDir);
+      checkAndCreateDir(config.getBindingsLocation(), createDir);
 
       jmsJournal.start();