diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/common/dirs.py b/apps/data-seeding/common/dirs.py
index 1904ca52..b84d1be0 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/common/dirs.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/common/dirs.py
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ def initialize_dirs(user_dir, force_reset=False):
     for d in dirs.keys():
         if d == 'old':
             continue
-        os.makedirs(dirs[d])
+        os.makedirs(dirs[d], exist_ok=True)
 
     return dirs