diff --git a/episodes/05-automation.md b/episodes/05-automation.md
index c6d10658..9f6166ab 100644
--- a/episodes/05-automation.md
+++ b/episodes/05-automation.md
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ what we are doing.
 
 ```output
 echo "Saving summary..."
+mkdir -p ~/dc_workshops/docs
 cat */summary.txt > ~/dc_workshop/docs/fastqc_summaries.txt
 ```