diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index c02dcfb..9c8fc9d 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ def clone_repository(repo_url: AnyHttpUrl) -> Path:
     print(f'cloning into {repo_url}')
     repo_name = repo_url.split('/')[-1].strip('\.git')
     dst_dir = Path(__file__).parent / repo_name
-    dst_dir.mkdir()
+    dst_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     return dst_dir
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