diff --git a/lib/pre_commit.ex b/lib/pre_commit.ex
index 8c7d5ac..eb104de 100644
--- a/lib/pre_commit.ex
+++ b/lib/pre_commit.ex
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ defmodule PreCommit do
   copy = Mix.Project.deps_path() |> Path.join("pre_commit/priv/pre-commit")
   to = Mix.Project.deps_path() |> Path.join("../.git/hooks/pre-commit")
 
+  unless File.exists?(to) do
+    File.mkdir!(to)
+  end
+
   copy
   |> File.copy(to)