diff --git a/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yaml b/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yaml
index 3a98d33..daf0707 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wipac-cicd.yaml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
 
           for dpath in "${dataset_dpaths[@]}"; do
             histo="$dpath"/"$(basename $dpath).histo.hdf5"
-            mkdir $(dirname $histo)
+            mkdir -p $(dirname $histo)
             touch $histo
             # pre-create some of these files in the destination
             if [[ "${{ matrix.prev_histos_setting }}" == "overwrite" || "${{ matrix.prev_histos_setting }}" == "keep" ]]; then