diff --git a/cmd/tests.sh b/cmd/tests.sh
index 2ef3552..aa520b2 100755
--- a/cmd/tests.sh
+++ b/cmd/tests.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ test "$(tw --version)" = "v$FAKE_VERSION"
 tw --help
 test $? -eq 0
 
+mkdir -p data
 tw create_profile data/profile
 cd data/profile