diff --git a/apps/cli/src/util/configuration.ts b/apps/cli/src/util/configuration.ts
index 7182aeea..72ff64de 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/util/configuration.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/util/configuration.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from '../types/index.types'
 import { existsSync } from 'fs'
 import { readFile, readdir, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
+import { ensureDirectoryExists } from './fileUtils.ts';
 
 export const getOsType = (): 'unix' | 'windows' => {
   return process.platform === 'win32' ? 'windows' : 'unix'
@@ -83,8 +84,4 @@ export const fetchUserRootConfigurationFiles = async (): Promise<string> => {
   const path = `${process.env[home]}/.keyshade`
   const files = await readdir(path)
   return `- ${files.join('\n- ')}`
-}
-
-async function ensureDirectoryExists(path: string): Promise<void> {
-  await mkdir(dirname(path), { recursive: true })
-}
+}
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diff --git a/apps/cli/src/util/fileUtils.ts b/apps/cli/src/util/fileUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a63e349b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cli/src/util/fileUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdir } from 'fs';
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
+
+export async function ensureDirectoryExists(path: string): Promise<void> {
+  const dir = dirname(resolve(path));
+  if (!existsSync(dir)) {
+    try {
+      await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to create directory:', error);
+      throw error; // Re-throw the error to be handled by the caller
+    }
+  }
+}
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