diff --git a/src/risotto/services/source/source.py b/src/risotto/services/source/source.py
index 2d57afe..b3280d2 100644
--- a/src/risotto/services/source/source.py
+++ b/src/risotto/services/source/source.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Risotto(Controller):
                 raise Exception(_('Invalid source'))
         else:
             releases = {'1.0.0': {'distribution': 'stable'}}
-        os.makedirs(os.path.join(get_config().get('source').get('root_path'), source_name))
+        os.makedirs(os.path.join(get_config().get('source').get('root_path'), source_name), exist_ok=True)
         with open(os.path.join(get_config().get('source').get('root_path'), source_name, 'releases.yml'), 'w') as release_file:
             yaml.dump(releases, release_file)
         source_id = await risotto_context.connection.fetchval(source_upsert,