diff --git a/lib/codegen.js b/lib/codegen.js
index e19efd7..d05f45e 100644
--- a/lib/codegen.js
+++ b/lib/codegen.js
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ const generateOperationFile = (config, operation, operation_name) => new Promise
     if (err) return reject(err);
     const subdir = config.root.replace(new RegExp(`${config.templates_dir}[/]?`),'');
     const new_filename = config.file_name.replace('___', operation_name);
-    const target_file = path.resolve(config.target_dir, subdir, new_filename);
+    const target_file_path =  path.join(config.target_dir, subdir.replace(config.templates_dir, ''));
+    xfs.mkdirpSync(target_file_path)
+    const target_file = path.resolve(target_file_path, new_filename);
     const template = Handlebars.compile(data.toString());
 
     const content = template({