diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_saver.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_saver.rb
index ce69dd4971e..e4674b6cd0b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_saver.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/project_tree_saver.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def save
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(@shared.export_path)
+
         File.write(full_path, project_json_tree)
         true
       rescue => e