diff --git a/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php b/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php
index 9408148f906..7ad3a4cf686 100644
--- a/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php
+++ b/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php
@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ class block_tag_flickr extends block_base {
    function fetch_request($request){
         
         global $CFG;
+
+        make_upload_directory('/cache/flickr');
         
-        $cache = new RSSCache($CFG->dataroot . '/cache', FLICKR_CACHE_EXPIRATION);
+        $cache = new RSSCache($CFG->dataroot . '/cache/flickr', FLICKR_CACHE_EXPIRATION);
         $cache_status = $cache->check_cache( $request);
 
         if ( $cache_status == 'HIT' ) {
diff --git a/blocks/tag_youtube/block_tag_youtube.php b/blocks/tag_youtube/block_tag_youtube.php
index 84c88261038..0d366e53e70 100644
--- a/blocks/tag_youtube/block_tag_youtube.php
+++ b/blocks/tag_youtube/block_tag_youtube.php
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ class block_tag_youtube extends block_base {
 
         global $CFG;
 
-        $cache = new RSSCache($CFG->dataroot . '/cache',YOUTUBE_CACHE_EXPIRATION);
+        make_upload_directory('/cache/youtube');
+
+        $cache = new RSSCache($CFG->dataroot . '/cache/youtube',YOUTUBE_CACHE_EXPIRATION);
         $cache_status = $cache->check_cache( $request);
 
         if ( $cache_status == 'HIT' ) {