diff --git a/src/root/reproduce.tt b/src/root/reproduce.tt
index 6e277c1a..60fb3094 100644
--- a/src/root/reproduce.tt
+++ b/src/root/reproduce.tt
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ if ! [ -d "$inputDir" ]; then
     requireCommand hg
     inputDirTmp="$inputDir.tmp"
     rm -rf "$inputDirTmp"
+    mkdir -p "$inputDirTmp"
     hg clone '[% input.uri %]' "$inputDirTmp"
     (cd "$inputDirTmp" && hg update '[% input.revision %]')
     revCount="$(cd "$inputDirTmp" && (hg log -r '[% input.revision %]' --template "{rev}"))"