diff --git a/app/CMS/Interactions/Admin/FileManager/CreateDirectory.php b/app/CMS/Interactions/Admin/FileManager/CreateDirectory.php
index db6069cc..c7789759 100644
--- a/app/CMS/Interactions/Admin/FileManager/CreateDirectory.php
+++ b/app/CMS/Interactions/Admin/FileManager/CreateDirectory.php
@@ -31,22 +31,13 @@ class CreateDirectory implements Interaction
     {
         $data['parentDirectory'] = isset($data['parentDirectory']) ? $data['parentDirectory'] : null;
 
-        // todo this should probably go into validation, but we are not able to get $data in getValidationRules
         // check if created folder does not exist in current directory
         if ($this->repository->checkIfNameExists($data['name'], $data['parentDirectory'])) {
             throw new SubdirectoryExistsInDirectory();
         }
 
-        // todo use Directory::create() and rename columns/fields in request
         // create new database entry
-        $directory = new Directory();
-        $directory->name = $data['name'];
-        $directory->parent_id = $data['parentDirectory'];
-        $directory->user_id = \Auth::user()->id;
-        $directory->description = $data['description'];
-        $directory->save();
-
-        return $directory;
+        return $this->repository->create($data);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/CMS/Repositories/FileManager/Directory.php b/app/CMS/Repositories/FileManager/Directory.php
index 0e6250ec..1d697270 100644
--- a/app/CMS/Repositories/FileManager/Directory.php
+++ b/app/CMS/Repositories/FileManager/Directory.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 namespace App\CMS\Repositories\FileManager;
 
 use App\CMS\Helpers\RootDirectory;
@@ -25,7 +26,33 @@ class Directory
         return $exists->exists();
     }
 
-    public function update(DirectoryModel $directory, $data) {
+    /**
+     * Create new directory
+     *
+     * @param $data
+     *
+     * @return DirectoryModel
+     */
+    public function create($data)
+    {
+        $directory = new DirectoryModel();
+        $directory->name = $data['name'];
+        $directory->parent_id = $data['parentDirectory'];
+        $directory->user_id = \Auth::user()->id;
+        $directory->description = $data['description'];
+        $directory->save();
+
+        return $directory;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update given directory
+     *
+     * @param DirectoryModel $directory
+     * @param                $data
+     */
+    public function update(DirectoryModel $directory, $data)
+    {
         $directory->name = $data['name'];
         $directory->description = $data['description'];
         $directory->save();