diff --git a/lib/mkdir-if-not-exists.js b/lib/mkdir-if-not-exists.js
index 775eaa7..563b3ea 100644
--- a/lib/mkdir-if-not-exists.js
+++ b/lib/mkdir-if-not-exists.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const mkdir = async (xid, dirname) => {
 
 module.exports = async (xid, dirname) => {
     try {
-        fs.stat(dirname);
+        await fs.stat(dirname);
     } catch (e) {
         logger.verbose(`${MODULE_NAME} 1DB9EDAB: Directory not exists`, { xid, dirname });
         await mkdir(xid, dirname);