diff --git a/frc971/downloader/downloader.py b/frc971/downloader/downloader.py
index 5ebf417..42d4a7c 100644
--- a/frc971/downloader/downloader.py
+++ b/frc971/downloader/downloader.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     ssh_path = "external/ssh/ssh"
     scp_path = "external/ssh/scp"
 
+    subprocess.check_call([ssh_path, ssh_target, "mkdir", "-p", target_dir])
+
     rsync_cmd = ([
         "external/rsync/usr/bin/rsync", "-e", ssh_path, "-c", "-v", "-z",
         "--copy-links"