diff --git a/001-Jupyter/Create_JupyterKernel_general.ipynb b/001-Jupyter/Create_JupyterKernel_general.ipynb
index 206580d4066612fd2bbb5bb30324e664cade3072..aa9a668ea26e800945e4c0ce1f4e49bb09956911 100644
--- a/001-Jupyter/Create_JupyterKernel_general.ipynb
+++ b/001-Jupyter/Create_JupyterKernel_general.ipynb
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "mkdir -p ${KERNEL_SPECS_DIR}\n",
     "cd ${KERNEL_SPECS_DIR}\n",
     "ln -s ${VIRTUAL_ENV_KERNELS}/${KERNEL_NAME} .\n",
     "\n",