diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs b/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs
index 3bfad8e68..5f3aa458c 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Config/Putty/PuttySessionsRegistryProvider.cs
@@ -111,12 +111,15 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Putty
 
             try
             {
-                var key = string.Join("\\", CurrentUserSid, PuttySessionsKey).Replace("\\", "\\\\");
+                var keyName = string.Join("\\", CurrentUserSid, PuttySessionsKey).Replace("\\", "\\\\");
 
                 if (Registry.Users.OpenSubKey(string.Join("\\\\", CurrentUserSid, PuttySessionsKey)) == null) return;
-
-                var query = new WqlEventQuery(
-                    $"SELECT * FROM RegistryTreeChangeEvent WHERE Hive = \'HKEY_USERS\' AND RootPath = \'{key}\'");
+                var sessionsKey = Registry.Users.OpenSubKey(keyName);
+                if (sessionsKey == null)
+                {
+                    Registry.Users.CreateSubKey(keyName);
+                }
+                var query = new WqlEventQuery($"SELECT * FROM RegistryTreeChangeEvent WHERE Hive = \'HKEY_USERS\' AND RootPath = \'{keyName}\'");
                 _eventWatcher = new ManagementEventWatcher(query);
                 _eventWatcher.EventArrived += OnManagementEventArrived;
                 _eventWatcher.Start();