diff --git a/new_script.py b/new_script.py
index 10bed3d06c9..59e9cd359be 100644
--- a/new_script.py
+++ b/new_script.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 input_file=os.path.join(confdir,config_file)
 old_text=" Script Name	: "
 new_text=(" Script Name	: "+output_file)
+if not(os.path.exists(outputdir)):
+  os.mkdir(outputdir)
 newscript = open(script, 'w')								
 input=open(input_file,'r')
 today=datetime.date.today()