diff --git a/Wabbajack.Paths.IO/AbsolutePathExtensions.cs b/Wabbajack.Paths.IO/AbsolutePathExtensions.cs
index e5c80b0f..5ef71f1d 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Paths.IO/AbsolutePathExtensions.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Paths.IO/AbsolutePathExtensions.cs
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ public static class AbsolutePathExtensions
 
     public static void CreateDirectory(this AbsolutePath path)
     {
+        if (path.Depth > 1 && !path.Parent.DirectoryExists())
+            path.Parent.CreateDirectory();
         Directory.CreateDirectory(ToNativePath(path));
     }