diff --git a/src/lib/PreCommit/Console/Helper/Config/WriterHelper.php b/src/lib/PreCommit/Console/Helper/Config/WriterHelper.php
index 58038cf..b960f4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/PreCommit/Console/Helper/Config/WriterHelper.php
+++ b/src/lib/PreCommit/Console/Helper/Config/WriterHelper.php
@@ -53,10 +53,16 @@ public function write($config, $file)
      */
     public function writeContent($file, $content)
     {
-        $dir = pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_DIRNAME);
-        if (!is_dir($dir) && !mkdir($dir, 770, true)) {
-            throw new Exception('Cannot create directory \''.$dir.'\'.');
+        $dir = dirname($file);
+
+        try {
+            if (!is_dir($dir) && !mkdir($dir, 770, true)) {
+                throw new Exception("Cannot create directory '$dir' (file: $file).");
+            }
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            throw new Exception("Cannot create directory '$dir' (file: $file).");
         }
+
         if (!file_put_contents($file, $content)) {
             throw new Exception("Cannot write file '$file'.");
         }