diff --git a/update-home.sh b/update-home.sh
index 83f3ae7..59a13ab 100755
--- a/update-home.sh
+++ b/update-home.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ sed -i "s/REPLACEMEWITHFIRSTLETTEROFHOSTNAME/`expr substr \`hostname\` 1 1`/g" ~
 
 # Install pathogen
 
+mkdir ~/.vim/autoload
 curl -Sso ~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim https://raw.github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen/master/autoload/pathogen.vim
 
 # Install jedi plugin for vim