diff --git a/src/entity_manager/configuration.cpp b/src/entity_manager/configuration.cpp
index 7532fc1..1e4ceac 100644
--- a/src/entity_manager/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/entity_manager/configuration.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,12 @@
         return true;
     }
 
-    std::filesystem::create_directory(configurationOutDir);
+    std::error_code ec;
+    std::filesystem::create_directory(configurationOutDir, ec);
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
     std::ofstream output(currentConfiguration);
     if (!output.good())
     {