diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index c1092ff7..e65e77f8 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ parallel_processing_allowed = not cmd_opts.lowvram and not cmd_opts.medvram
 xformers_available = False
 config_filename = cmd_opts.ui_settings_file
 
+os.makedirs(cmd_opts.hypernetwork_dir, exist_ok=True)
 hypernetworks = hypernetwork.list_hypernetworks(cmd_opts.hypernetwork_dir)
 loaded_hypernetwork = None