diff --git a/examples/train_model.py b/examples/train_model.py
index 49439f8ba..f2a0f417e 100644
--- a/examples/train_model.py
+++ b/examples/train_model.py
@@ -33,17 +33,18 @@
 features = FEATURES.DEEPCORE
 truth = TRUTH.DEEPCORE[:-1]
 
+# Make sure W&B output directory exists
+WANDB_DIR = "./wandb/"
+os.makedirs(WANDB_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
 # Initialise Weights & Biases (W&B) run
 wandb_logger = WandbLogger(
     project="example-script",
     entity="graphnet-team",
-    save_dir="./wandb/",
+    save_dir=WANDB_DIR,
     log_model=True,
 )
 
-# -- Ensure that custom output directory exists
-os.makedirs(wandb_logger.save_dir, exists_ok=True)
-
 
 # Main function definition
 def main():