diff --git a/iam-saml/bin/external_get-saml-metadata.sh b/iam-saml/bin/external_get-saml-metadata.sh
index 719d461..1889e7c 100755
--- a/iam-saml/bin/external_get-saml-metadata.sh
+++ b/iam-saml/bin/external_get-saml-metadata.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ then
   OUTPUT="metadata.$(date +%s).xml"
 fi
 
+OUTDIR=$(dirname $OUTPUT)
+if [ ! -d $OUTDIR ]
+then
+  mkdir -p $OUTDIR
+fi
+
 URL="${URL_PREFIX}${SELECT}"
 curl -q -k $URL > $OUTPUT
 status=$?