diff --git a/gitlib/gitlib.py b/gitlib/gitlib.py
index 62fcf16..4b34993 100755
--- a/gitlib/gitlib.py
+++ b/gitlib/gitlib.py
@@ -1077,6 +1077,8 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
                     empty_dir_keep = os.path.join(path, empty_dir, ".opengnsys-keep")
 
                     self.logger.debug(f"Empty directory: {empty_dir}")
+                    full_empty_dir = os.path.join(path, empty_dir)
+                    Path(full_empty_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
                     if os.path.exists(empty_dir_keep):
                         self.logger.debug(f"Deleting: {empty_dir_keep}")