diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index cd89ce7..a3dff0c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Inspired by https://github.com/acidvegas/proxytools
 import time
 import concurrent.futures
 import logging
+import os
 from harvester.proxy import fetch_all, validate_socks
 
 
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ def main():
             valid.append(proxy)
             print(f'{proxy} -> {ip}')
 
+    # Create output directory if it does not exist
+    if not os.path.exists('proxies'):
+        os.makedirs('proxies')
+
     # Write to file with timestamp
     write_file(
         path=f'proxies/valid-socks-{time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")}.txt',