diff --git a/dodo.py b/dodo.py
index fc53544..3c4556d 100644
--- a/dodo.py
+++ b/dodo.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class RasterPatchwork(BasePatchwork):
 
             output = Image.frombytes(base.mode, base.size, bytes(mask()))
             output.putpalette(base.palette)
+            target.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
             output.save(target)
             output.close()