diff --git a/build-scss.js b/build-scss.js
index dd1d8eff40707b099c959883f30900478b3f93b3..5737e2a7e61351e3f515b7eaea290d69ff6d96f8 100644
--- a/build-scss.js
+++ b/build-scss.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ sass.render({
   outFile: 'dist/index.css',
 }, function(error, result) {
   if(!error){
-    fs.mkdirSync('dist', { recursive: true });
+    if (!fs.existsSync('dist')){
+      fs.mkdirSync('dist', { recursive: true });
+    }
     fs.writeFile('dist/index.css', String(result.css).replace(/\/lib\/solid-xmpp-chat/g, path), (e) =>{});
   } else {
     console.error(error);