diff --git a/utils/modules/create-uri.sh b/utils/modules/create-uri.sh
index cb916463a6f6d75de9a47425307f1824da941d43..ae7380fb6334303ffd53a5ec2925d4270f9bde42 100755
--- a/utils/modules/create-uri.sh
+++ b/utils/modules/create-uri.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if [ -e "$mainDir" ]
 then
   echo "WARNING: At least one model for $1 exists." >&2
 else
-  mkdir $mainDir
+  mkdir -p $mainDir
 fi
 
 #Create  file structure