diff --git a/generate-demo-env-files.sh b/generate-demo-env-files.sh
index ab9bfc6..d21fb85 100755
--- a/generate-demo-env-files.sh
+++ b/generate-demo-env-files.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo 'create ./data directory'
-mkdir data || true
+echo 'creating ./data directory'
+mkdir -p data
 chmod 777 data
 mkdir -p .env