diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9d9a271..65ab692 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -356,4 +356,4 @@ package
 
 # Custom rules (everything added below won't be overriden by 'Generate .gitignore File' if you use 'Update' option)
 
-src/output.csv
+output
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 98c55aa..1607e35 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "configurations": [
         
         {
-            "name": "Python Debugger: Current File with Arguments",
+            "name": "CLI ipdbmlst",
             "type": "debugpy",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/nsbdiagnosistoolkit/cli/root.py",
diff --git a/src/nsbdiagnosistoolkit/cli/root.py b/src/nsbdiagnosistoolkit/cli/root.py
index fb5eb7f..c573965 100644
--- a/src/nsbdiagnosistoolkit/cli/root.py
+++ b/src/nsbdiagnosistoolkit/cli/root.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
 def cli():
     args = parser.parse_args()
     gen_strings = aggregator.aggregate_sequences(args.fastas, args.abifs)
-    os.makedirs(args.out)
+    os.makedirs(args.out, exist_ok=True)
     if args.institut_pasteur_db is not None:
         mlst_profiles = aggregator.profile_all_genetic_strings(
             gen_strings, args.institut_pasteur_db)