diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index dae271a..2e5da0e 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ echo "Got versions $REV"
 if [ -z "$M2_DIRECTORY" ]; then
     echo "m2 directory not specified, defaulting to $SCRIPT_DIR/m2"
     M2_DIRECTORY="$SCRIPT_DIR/m2"
-
-    mkdir -p "$M2_DIRECTORY"
 fi
 
+mkdir -p "$M2_DIRECTORY"
+
 IFS=',' read -r -a versions <<< "$REV"
 
 for ver in "${versions[@]}"; do