diff --git a/ffdc b/ffdc
index 0b7cd67..7aafc76 100644
--- a/ffdc
+++ b/ffdc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 echo "Using destination directory $dest"
 
-mkdir "$dest/$dir"
+mkdir -p "$dest/$dir"
 
 for ((i=0;i<${#arr[@]};i+=2)); do
   if [ -d "${arr[i+1]}" ]; then
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   fi
 done
 
-tar -cf "$dir.tar" -C $dest $dir
+tar -cf "$dest/$dir.tar" -C $dest $dir
 echo "Contents in $dest/$dir.tar"
 
 rm -r "$dest/$dir"