diff --git a/scraper/src/github.py b/scraper/src/github.py
index c3dc7fdc..94846b61 100755
--- a/scraper/src/github.py
+++ b/scraper/src/github.py
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ def save_user_data(self, user, data):
 
     def merge_data(self):
         self.log.info("Updating data")
+        Path(self.data_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         for user in self.data.keys():
             self.log.debug(f"Merging user data for {user}")
             old_data = self.load_user_data(user)