1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/zkfacade/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/curator/Curator.java b/zkfacade/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/curator/Curator.java
index 6cbfa274c56..50de02d1abd 100644
--- a/zkfacade/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/curator/Curator.java
+++ b/zkfacade/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/curator/Curator.java
@@ -243,13 +243,14 @@ public class Curator implements AutoCloseable {
      * A convenience method which sets some content at a path.
      * If the path and any of its parents does not exists they are created.
      */
+    // TODO: Use create().orSetData() in Curator 4 and later
     public void set(Path path, byte[] data) {
+        if ( ! exists(path))
+            create(path);
+
         String absolutePath = path.getAbsolute();
         try {
-            if ( ! exists(path))
-                framework().create().creatingParentsIfNeeded().forPath(absolutePath, data);
-            else
-                framework().setData().forPath(absolutePath, data);
+            framework().setData().forPath(absolutePath, data);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Could not set data at " + absolutePath, e);
         }