diff --git a/notebooks/ePix100/Characterize_FlatFields_ePix100_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/ePix100/Characterize_FlatFields_ePix100_NBC.ipynb
index bc2ccf32d339a90315d9a8c1381c194cc0601063..cda0e6f7d36986653ad8d8e2643c120e8fa517e9 100644
--- a/notebooks/ePix100/Characterize_FlatFields_ePix100_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/ePix100/Characterize_FlatFields_ePix100_NBC.ipynb
@@ -1363,6 +1363,7 @@
     "        )\n",
     "\n",
     "    if local_output:\n",
+    "        Path(out_folder).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)\n",
     "        md = save_const_to_h5(\n",
     "            db_module=db_module,\n",
     "            karabo_id=karabo_id,\n",