diff --git a/ietf/meeting/forms.py b/ietf/meeting/forms.py
index 871b5c26a..fb5ce1519 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/forms.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from ietf.doc.utils import get_document_content
 from ietf.group.models import Group
 from ietf.ietfauth.utils import has_role
 from ietf.meeting.models import Session, Meeting, Schedule, countries, timezones
-from ietf.meeting.helpers import get_next_interim_number, make_directories
+from ietf.meeting.helpers import get_next_interim_number, make_materials_directories
 from ietf.meeting.helpers import is_meeting_approved, get_next_agenda_name
 from ietf.message.models import Message
 from ietf.person.models import Person
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class InterimMeetingModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
             meeting.save()  # save with agenda
             
             # create directories
-            make_directories(meeting)
+            make_materials_directories(meeting)
 
         return meeting
 
diff --git a/ietf/meeting/helpers.py b/ietf/meeting/helpers.py
index 227d907dd..da8622714 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/helpers.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/helpers.py
@@ -517,6 +517,24 @@ def get_next_agenda_name(meeting):
         sequence=str(last_sequence + 1).zfill(2))
 
 
+def make_materials_directories(meeting):
+    '''
+    This function takes a meeting object and creates the appropriate materials directories
+    '''
+    path = meeting.get_materials_path()
+    # Default umask is 0x022, meaning strip write premission for group and others.
+    # Change this temporarily to 0x0, to keep write permission for group and others.
+    # (WHY??) (Note: this code is old -- was present already when the secretariat code
+    # was merged with the regular datatracker code; then in secr/proceedings/views.py
+    # in make_directories())
+    saved_umask = os.umask(0)   
+    for leaf in ('slides','agenda','minutes','id','rfc','bluesheets'):
+        target = os.path.join(path,leaf)
+        if not os.path.exists(target):
+            os.makedirs(target)
+    os.umask(saved_umask)
+
+
 def send_interim_approval_request(meetings):
     """Sends an email to the secretariat, group chairs, and resposnible area
     director or the IRTF chair noting that approval has been requested for a
diff --git a/ietf/secr/meetings/views.py b/ietf/secr/meetings/views.py
index f27ba732d..e61eab8ab 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/meetings/views.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/meetings/views.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.utils.functional import curry
 
 from ietf.ietfauth.utils import role_required
 from ietf.utils.mail import send_mail
-from ietf.meeting.helpers import get_meeting
+from ietf.meeting.helpers import get_meeting, make_materials_directories
 from ietf.meeting.models import Meeting, Session, Room, TimeSlot, SchedTimeSessAssignment, Schedule
 from ietf.group.models import Group, GroupEvent
 from ietf.person.models import Person
@@ -314,19 +314,8 @@ def add(request):
             meeting.save()
 
             #Create Physical new meeting directory and subdirectories
-            path = meeting.get_materials_path()
-            # Default umask is 0x022, meaning strip write premission for group and others.
-            # Change this temporarily to 0x0, to keep write permission for group and others.
-            # (WHY??) (Note: this code is old -- was present already when the secretariat code
-            # was merged with the regular datatracker code; then in secr/proceedings/views.py
-            # in make_directories())
-            saved_umask = os.umask(0)   
-            for leaf in ('slides','agenda','minutes','id','rfc','bluesheets'):
-                target = os.path.join(path,leaf)
-                if not os.path.exists(target):
-                    os.makedirs(target)
-            os.umask(saved_umask)
-
+            make_materials_directories(meeting)
+            
             messages.success(request, 'The Meeting was created successfully!')
             return redirect('meetings')
     else: