diff --git a/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/attributes/perf/AttributeStoragePerformanceTestSupport.java b/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/attributes/perf/AttributeStoragePerformanceTestSupport.java
index 968b59fe44..6e27000734 100644
--- a/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/attributes/perf/AttributeStoragePerformanceTestSupport.java
+++ b/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/attributes/perf/AttributeStoragePerformanceTestSupport.java
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ public void setup()
 
         // write a test file
         File testFile = new File( repoStorageDir, testFilePath );
+        testFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.fileWrite( testFile, "CONTENT" );
+        CONTENT_TEST_FILE.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.fileWrite( CONTENT_TEST_FILE, "CONTENT" );
 
         // Mocks
diff --git a/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceITLRTest.java b/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceITLRTest.java
index 19f40104fc..5dd27b68bb 100644
--- a/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceITLRTest.java
+++ b/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceITLRTest.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public void setup()
 
         // write a test file
         File testFile = new File( repositoryStorageDir, testFilePath );
+        testFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.fileWrite( testFile, "CONTENT" );
 
         // this test expects "old" behaviour:
diff --git a/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceLRTest.java b/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceLRTest.java
index ece7d41a7a..b6b87d4a82 100644
--- a/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceLRTest.java
+++ b/nexus/nexus-proxy/src/test/java/org/sonatype/nexus/proxy/storage/local/fs/perf/DefaultFSLocalRepositoryStoragePerformanceLRTest.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public void setup()
 
         // write a test file
         File testFile = new File( repoStorageDir, testFilePath );
+        testFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils.fileWrite( testFile, "CONTENT" );
 
         // Mocks