diff --git a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/folder/FolderStrategy.java b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/folder/FolderStrategy.java
index ad56024..d9161fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/folder/FolderStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/marhali/easyi18n/io/folder/FolderStrategy.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public abstract class FolderStrategy {
      */
     protected @NotNull VirtualFile constructFile(@NotNull String parent, @NotNull String child) throws IOException {
         File file = new File(parent, child);
+        file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         boolean exists = file.createNewFile();
 
         VirtualFile vf = exists