diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh b/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
index 4b2baa7ae..810214873 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ unzip -q rawdata.zip
 # Complete assignment here
 
 # 1. Create a directory named data
+mkdir data
 
 # 2. Move the ./rawdata directory to ./data/raw