diff --git a/bin/autojump.fish b/bin/autojump.fish
index 7683df9..b70c140 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.fish
+++ b/bin/autojump.fish
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ else
     set -x AUTOJUMP_ERROR_PATH ~/.local/share/autojump/errors.log
 end
 
+if test ! -d (dirname $AUTOJUMP_ERROR_PATH)
+    mkdir -p (dirname $AUTOJUMP_ERROR_PATH)
+end
+
 
 # change pwd hook
 function __aj_add --on-variable PWD