diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/tools/legal/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/tools/legal/Main.java
index 616ab74..7c3c978 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/tools/legal/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/openejb/tools/legal/Main.java
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@
             this.local = new File(name);
         }
 
+        mkdirs(local);
+
         this.repository = new File(local, "repo");
         this.content = new File(local, "content");
 
-        mkdirs(local);
         mkdirs(repository);
         mkdirs(content);