diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh b/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
index 9068170b..59f482e8 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mv ./rawdata ./data/raw
 # 3. List the contents of the ./data/raw directory
 ls ./data/raw
 # 4. In ./data/processed, create the following directories: server_logs, user_logs, and event_logs
+mkdir ./data/processed
 cd ~/shell/02_activities/assignments/data/processed
 mkdir server_logs user_logs event_logs
 # 5. Copy all server log files (files with "server" in the name AND a .log extension) from ./data/raw to ./data/processed/server_logs