diff --git a/docs/tutorials/getting_started.ipynb b/docs/tutorials/getting_started.ipynb
index 826bcd0abc..bfae62e29a 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/getting_started.ipynb
+++ b/docs/tutorials/getting_started.ipynb
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "chesapeake_root = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), \"chesapeake\")\n",
+    "os.makedirs(chesapeake_root, exist_ok=True)\n",
     "chesapeake = ChesapeakeDE(chesapeake_root, crs=naip.crs, res=naip.res, download=True)"
    ]
   },