diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index cfd1acca..9acc5e71 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ for folder in [FILE_DIR, IMAGE_DIR, GIF_DIR, MOVIE_DIR, TEX_DIR,
                TEX_IMAGE_DIR, MOBJECT_DIR, IMAGE_MOBJECT_DIR,
                STAGED_SCENES_DIR]:
     if not os.path.exists(folder):
-        os.mkdir(folder)
+        os.makedirs(folder)
 
 TEX_TEXT_TO_REPLACE = "YourTextHere"
 TEMPLATE_TEX_FILE  = os.path.join(THIS_DIR, "template.tex")