diff --git a/serialize.cpp b/serialize.cpp
index da9e878..d692c0f 100644
--- a/serialize.cpp
+++ b/serialize.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     if(!fs::is_directory(PERSIST_DIR))
     {
-        fs::create_directory(PERSIST_DIR);
+        fs::create_directories(PERSIST_DIR);
     }
     std::string path = PERSIST_DIR + versionId;