diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4be28af..4fcb44f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
           activate-environment: lemur-env
           python-version: 3.9
 
+      - name: Create output folder
+        run: |
+          mkdir ./examples/example-output
+
       - name: Run Lemur
         run: ./lemur -i ./examples/example-data/example.fastq 
                      -o ./examples/example-output