diff --git a/tww.py b/tww.py
index 854dbe9..4b7b247 100644
--- a/tww.py
+++ b/tww.py
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ def create_if_not_exists(fname):
     try:
         fh = open(fname, 'r')
     except FileNotFoundError:
+        import pathlib
+
+        path = pathlib.Path(fname)
+        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         fh = open(fname, 'w')
     fh.close()