diff --git a/build_site.py b/build_site.py
index 41d220bba328af529c5ae2a2e100aafc9519269e..e6c8ce6e400db8e2a349f21331fd87629bfded4b 100644
--- a/build_site.py
+++ b/build_site.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 import shutil
+import os
+os.mkdir("public")
 shutil.copyfile("templates/index.html", "public/")
 shutil.copy("static/*", "public/")