diff --git a/bucket/mpxplay.json b/bucket/mpxplay.json
index d3771840c0..37cd79f0a2 100644
--- a/bucket/mpxplay.json
+++ b/bucket/mpxplay.json
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
     "license": "Unknown",
     "url": "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mpxplay/Mpxplay/Mpxplay%20v1.66/mpxp166w.zip",
     "hash": "sha1:2c695a12d0e48538a1464ed96e77e644b3abc619",
+    "pre_install": "if (!(Test-Path \"$persist_dir\\MPXPTABS.INI\")) { New-Item \"$dir\\MPXPTABS.INI\" | Out-Null }",
     "bin": "mpxplay.exe",
-    "persist": "MPXPLAY.INI",
+    "persist": [
+        "MPXPLAY.INI",
+        "MPXPTABS.INI"
+    ],
     "checkver": "Mpxplay v([\\d.]+) small",
     "autoupdate": {
         "url": "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mpxplay/Mpxplay/Mpxplay%20v$version/mpxp$cleanVersionw.zip"