diff --git a/mlair/data_handler/default_data_handler.py b/mlair/data_handler/default_data_handler.py
index 11461ad77c3e910a897a9a1be48aef7cef45480a..181e6604d405163c2f77f84a0b176f620b913f29 100644
--- a/mlair/data_handler/default_data_handler.py
+++ b/mlair/data_handler/default_data_handler.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class DefaultDataHandler(AbstractDataHandler):
     def _cleanup(self):
         directory = os.path.dirname(self._save_file)
         if os.path.exists(directory) is False:
-            os.makedirs(directory)
+            os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
         if os.path.exists(self._save_file):
             shutil.rmtree(self._save_file, ignore_errors=True)