diff --git a/action/filesystem/filesystem.go b/action/filesystem/filesystem.go
index ffa52d49..154f590e 100644
--- a/action/filesystem/filesystem.go
+++ b/action/filesystem/filesystem.go
@@ -187,12 +187,9 @@ func SaveCurrentRunTime(pathLastRun string) error {
 
 	// Create directory if needed
 	dir := filepath.Dir(pathLastRun)
-	err := CheckFileExists(dir)
-	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-		err = os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Write the current time into file
diff --git a/action/recipes/recipes.go b/action/recipes/recipes.go
index 39ac2715..a6f53f33 100644
--- a/action/recipes/recipes.go
+++ b/action/recipes/recipes.go
@@ -169,12 +169,9 @@ func IsDirEmpty(path string) (bool, error) {
 // func Execute(ctx context.Context, target string, config *Config, interactive bool, bulldozeMode bool) error {
 func Execute(ctx context.Context, target string, config *Config, interactive bool) error {
 	// Prep
-	_, err := os.Stat(TimestampsDir)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(TimestampsDir, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
-		err = os.MkdirAll(TimestampsDir, os.ModePerm)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Find requested target