diff --git a/scrutinty.sh b/scrutinty.sh
index b87b98d..d2742eb 100644
--- a/scrutinty.sh
+++ b/scrutinty.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ VERSION=$(echo ${HTML_SOURCE} | jq -r .tag_name)
 # get assets
 ASSETS=$(echo ${HTML_SOURCE} | jq -r .assets[])
 
-jq -c .assets[] <<< ${HTML_SOURCE}| while read i; do
+if [ ! -d "${SCRUTINY_DIRECTORY}" ]; then
+    mkdir "${SCRUTINY_DIRECTORY}"
+fi
+
+jq -c .assets[] <<< ${HTML_SOURCE} | while read i; do
     name=$(echo ${i} | jq -r .name)
     downloadUrl=$(echo ${i} | jq -r .browser_download_url)
     if [ ${name} == 'scrutiny-collector-metrics-linux-amd64' ]; then