diff --git a/Planet/Entities/MyArticleModel+Save.swift b/Planet/Entities/MyArticleModel+Save.swift
index 99befe87..748ad4c7 100644
--- a/Planet/Entities/MyArticleModel+Save.swift
+++ b/Planet/Entities/MyArticleModel+Save.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ extension MyArticleModel {
         var marks: OrderedDictionary<String, Date> = ["Started": started]
 
         removeDSStore()
+
+        if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: publicBasePath.path) {
+            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: publicBasePath, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        }
+
         saveMarkdownInBackground()
 
         try processContent()
diff --git a/Planet/Entities/MyPlanetModel.swift b/Planet/Entities/MyPlanetModel.swift
index 894232d8..b636d99b 100644
--- a/Planet/Entities/MyPlanetModel.swift
+++ b/Planet/Entities/MyPlanetModel.swift
@@ -1461,6 +1461,9 @@ class MyPlanetModel: Equatable, Hashable, Identifiable, ObservableObject, Codabl
         guard let template = template else {
             throw PlanetError.MissingTemplateError
         }
+        if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: publicBasePath.path) {
+            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: publicBasePath, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        }
         if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: publicAssetsPath.path) {
             try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: publicAssetsPath)
         }