diff --git a/base_regression.sh b/base_regression.sh
index 410afca..0763637 100755
--- a/base_regression.sh
+++ b/base_regression.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 #cd bld
 #make -j5
 #cd ..
+mkdir -p tests/outputs
 ./test_use_base.sh
 ./regression_tester.rb ./dcc_original -s -c 2>stderr >stdout; diff -wB tests/prev/ tests/outputs/
diff --git a/full_regression.sh b/full_regression.sh
index 9b8f1c5..9fa7529 100755
--- a/full_regression.sh
+++ b/full_regression.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+makedir -p tests/outputs
 ./test_use_all.sh
 ./regression_tester.rb ./dcc_original -s -c 2>stderr >stdout; diff -wB tests/prev/ tests/outputs/