diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/core/JavaTXCompiler.java b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/core/JavaTXCompiler.java
index 3c234175..b1bb04ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/core/JavaTXCompiler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dhbwstuttgart/core/JavaTXCompiler.java
@@ -793,7 +793,9 @@ public class JavaTXCompiler {
 			System.out.println("generating " + name + ".class file ...");
 			// output = new FileOutputStream(new File(System.getProperty("user.dir") +
 			// "/testBytecode/generatedBC/" +name+".class"));
-			output = new FileOutputStream(new File(path + File.separator + name.getClassName() + ".class"));
+			File outputFile = new File(path + File.separator + name.getClassName() + ".class");
+			outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+			output = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);
 			output.write(bytecode);
 			output.close();
 			System.out.println(name + ".class file generated");
diff --git a/src/test/java/packages/Bytecode.java b/src/test/java/packages/Bytecode.java
index 1f7854c1..ece46ac8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/packages/Bytecode.java
+++ b/src/test/java/packages/Bytecode.java
@@ -22,4 +22,17 @@ public class Bytecode extends TestCase {
         f = new File(rootDirectory + "TestClass.class");
         assertTrue(f.exists());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetPackageNameInBytecodeAndOutputFolder() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        JavaTXCompiler compiler = new JavaTXCompiler(new File(rootDirectory+"packageNameTest.jav"));
+        compiler.typeInference();
+        File f = new File(rootDirectory + "output/de/test/TestClass.class");
+        if(f.exists() && !f.isDirectory()) {
+            f.delete();
+        }
+        compiler.generateBytecode(rootDirectory + "output/");
+        f = new File(rootDirectory + "output/de/test/TestClass.class");
+        assertTrue(f.exists());
+    }
 }