diff --git a/lib/src/common/project.dart b/lib/src/common/project.dart
index 96bb8cf..64b315d 100644
--- a/lib/src/common/project.dart
+++ b/lib/src/common/project.dart
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ extension on Directory {
       userHome.error,
     );
 
-    return _kradleCacheDirectoryOrThrow(
+    return _kradleCacheDirectory(
         kradleHome, () => throw KlutterException(errorMessage));
   }
 }
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ extension on File {
   /// is not resolved or does not exist.
   Directory get defaultKradleCache {
     final userHome = _userHomeOrError;
-    return _kradleCacheDirectoryOrThrow(
+    return _kradleCacheDirectory(
         _kradleCacheFromEnvironmentPropertyOrNull(userHome.userHome), () {
       throw KlutterException(
           _defaultKradleCacheBecauseCachePropertyNotFoundErrorMessage(
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ extension on File {
               kradleEnvPropertyUserHome, userHome.userHome!)
           : null;
 
-      return _kradleCacheDirectoryOrThrow(
+      return _kradleCacheDirectory(
         cachePropertyResolved,
         () => throw KlutterException(
           _configuredKradleHomeErrorMessage(
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ extension on File {
       );
     }
 
-    return _kradleCacheDirectoryOrThrow(cacheProperty, () {});
+    return _kradleCacheDirectory(cacheProperty, () {});
   }
 
   /// Return value of property cache or null.
@@ -434,9 +434,8 @@ String _extractPropertyValue(String line) =>
 String? _kradleCacheFromEnvironmentPropertyOrNull(String? userHomeOrNull) =>
     userHomeOrNull == null ? null : "$userHomeOrNull/.kradle/cache".normalize;
 
-/// Returns the kradle cache directory or throws a [KlutterException]
-/// if the directory could not be determined or if it does not exist.
-Directory _kradleCacheDirectoryOrThrow(
+/// Returns the kradle cache directory and creates it if it does not exist.
+Directory _kradleCacheDirectory(
   String? pathToKradleCache,
   void Function() onNullValue,
 ) {
@@ -444,8 +443,7 @@ Directory _kradleCacheDirectoryOrThrow(
     onNullValue();
   }
 
-  return Directory(pathToKradleCache!.normalize).normalizeToFolder
-    ..verifyFolderExists;
+  return Directory(pathToKradleCache!.normalize).normalizeToFolder..maybeCreate;
 }
 
 /// Determine the user home directory by checking environment variables.
diff --git a/test/src/common/project_kradle_test.dart b/test/src/common/project_kradle_test.dart
index 61b5f7a..8eb5788 100644
--- a/test/src/common/project_kradle_test.dart
+++ b/test/src/common/project_kradle_test.dart
@@ -208,18 +208,25 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test(
-      "When kradle.env contains cache property and the file is not found then an exception is thrown",
+      "When kradle.env contains cache property and the directory is not found then it is created",
       () {
+        final dotKradleDirectory = Directory.systemTemp.resolveFolder(".kradle")..createSync();
+        final cacheDirectory = Directory("${dotKradleDirectory.absolutePath}/cache".normalize);
     final rootDirectory = _newProjectFolder;
     setPlatformMacos(rootDirectory);
     createCacheFolder(rootDirectory);
     createKradleEnv(
       rootDirectory,
-      contents: "cache=foo/bar/.kradle/cache",
+      contents: "cache=${cacheDirectory.absolutePath}",
     );
-    expect(() => rootDirectory.kradleCache, throwsA(predicate((e) {
-      return e is KlutterException && e.cause.contains("Path does not exist: ");
-    })));
+
+    expect(cacheDirectory.existsSync(), false);
+
+    // when
+    rootDirectory.kradleCache;
+
+    // then
+        expect(cacheDirectory.existsSync(), true);
   });
 
   tearDownAll(() {
diff --git a/test/src/systemtest/e2e_test.dart b/test/src/systemtest/e2e_test.dart
index 69eb537..6f54fd6 100644
--- a/test/src/systemtest/e2e_test.dart
+++ b/test/src/systemtest/e2e_test.dart
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ Future<void> createFlutterPlugin({
 
   for(final task in tasks) {
     final res = await task.execute(root);
-    //assert(res.isOk, res.message);
+    if(!res.isOk) {
+      print(task);
+      assert(res.isOk,res.message);
+    }
   }
 
 }