diff --git a/test/test_quman.py b/test/test_quman.py
index 561fad4..acfbd8a 100644
--- a/test/test_quman.py
+++ b/test/test_quman.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class QumanTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_quman(self):
         logging.info('test_quman')
         db_path = Path('./quman_test/quman.sqlite')
+        db_path.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         if db_path.exists():
             db_path.unlink()
         db_backend = SqliteDb(db_path)