diff --git a/src/test/java/targetast/TestCodegen.java b/src/test/java/targetast/TestCodegen.java
index 0a6d767c..7e82bf94 100644
--- a/src/test/java/targetast/TestCodegen.java
+++ b/src/test/java/targetast/TestCodegen.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class TestCodegen {
-    static final Path outputPath = Path.of(System.getProperty("user.dir"), "targetTest");
+    static final Path outputPath = Path.of(System.getProperty("user.dir"), "/targetTest");
 
     private static void writeClassFile(String name, byte[] code) throws IOException {
         Files.createDirectories(outputPath);
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class TestCodegen {
 
     public static Map<String, ? extends Class<?>> generateClassFiles(IByteArrayClassLoader classLoader, String... files) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
         var path = Path.of(System.getProperty("user.dir"), "resources/bytecode/javFiles/");
+        Files.createDirectories(outputPath);
         var filenames = Arrays.stream(files).map(filename -> Path.of(path.toString(), filename).toFile()).toList();
         var compiler = new JavaTXCompiler(filenames, List.of(path.toFile(), outputPath.toFile()));
         var resultSet = compiler.typeInference();