diff --git a/core/autocommands.vim b/core/autocommands.vim
index 70b40db..c0c01d2 100644
--- a/core/autocommands.vim
+++ b/core/autocommands.vim
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ augroup END
 
 augroup auto_create_dir
   autocmd!
-  autocmd BufWritePre * lua require('utils').may_create_dir()
+  autocmd BufWritePre * lua require('utils').may_create_dir(vim.fn.fnamemodify(vim.fn.expand('<afile>'), ":p:h"))
 augroup END
 
 " ref: https://vi.stackexchange.com/a/169/15292
diff --git a/lua/utils.lua b/lua/utils.lua
index ae9e0e9..3312479 100644
--- a/lua/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/utils.lua
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ function M.executable(name)
   return false
 end
 
-function M.may_create_dir()
-  local fpath = fn.expand('<afile>')
-  local parent_dir = fn.fnamemodify(fpath, ":p:h")
-  local res = fn.isdirectory(parent_dir)
+--- Create a dir if if does not exist
+function M.may_create_dir(dir)
+  local res = fn.isdirectory(dir)
 
   if res == 0 then
-    fn.mkdir(parent_dir, 'p')
+    fn.mkdir(dir, 'p')
   end
 end