diff --git a/src/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.ts b/src/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.ts
index 5cfcf7bc3..c03dd75ca 100644
--- a/src/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.ts
+++ b/src/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ export class DataAccessorBasedStore implements ResourceStore {
     } catch (error: unknown) {
       if (NotFoundHttpError.isInstance(error)) {
         // Make sure the parent exists first
-        await this.createRecursiveContainers(this.identifierStrategy.getParentContainer(container));
+        if (!this.identifierStrategy.isRootContainer(container)) {
+          await this.createRecursiveContainers(this.identifierStrategy.getParentContainer(container));
+        }
         await this.writeData(container, new BasicRepresentation([], container), true);
       } else {
         throw error;
diff --git a/test/unit/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.test.ts b/test/unit/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.test.ts
index 8cc5af2f6..4fcb51412 100644
--- a/test/unit/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/storage/DataAccessorBasedStore.test.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ describe('A DataAccessorBasedStore', (): void => {
       expect(accessor.data[resourceID.path].metadata.contentType).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
+    it('can write resources even if root does not exist.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
+      delete accessor.data[root];
+      const resourceID = { path: `${root}resource` };
+      await expect(store.setRepresentation(resourceID, representation)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      await expect(arrayifyStream(accessor.data[resourceID.path].data)).resolves.toEqual([ resourceData ]);
+    });
+
     it('can write containers with quad data.', async(): Promise<void> => {
       const resourceID = { path: `${root}container/` };