diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/__init__.py
index 60ccad58..48794d9d 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config = [{
                 },
                 {
                     'name': 'folder',
-                    'description': ('The folder on putio where you want the upload to go','Must be a folder in the root directory'),
+                    'description': ('The folder on putio where you want the upload to go','Will find the first first folder that matches this name'),
                     'default': 0,
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/main.py
index ce58ff7c..478d15c9 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/putio/main.py
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ class PutIO(DownloaderBase):
 
         return super(PutIO, self).__init__()
 
+    # This is a recusive function to check for the folders
+    def recursionFolder(self, client, folder, tfolder):
+        files = client.File.list(folder)
+        for f in files:
+            if f.name == tfolder and f.content_type == "application/x-directory":
+               return f.id
+            elif f.content_type == "application/x-directory":
+                result = self.recursionFolder(client, f.id, tfolder)
+                if result != 0:
+                   return result
+        return 0
+
+    # This will check the root for the folder, and kick of recusively checking sub folder
     def convertFolder(self, client, folder):
         if folder == 0:
             return 0
@@ -36,6 +49,10 @@ class PutIO(DownloaderBase):
             for f in files:
                 if f.name == folder and f.content_type == "application/x-directory":
                     return f.id
+                elif f.content_type == "application/x-directory":
+                    result = self.recursionFolder(client, f.id, folder)
+                    if result != 0:
+                       return result
             #If we get through the whole list and don't get a match we will use the root 
             return 0