diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index d21e0e9c..994af6cb 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const tmpdir  = @get_scratch!("tmp")
 @info "If you want to check the output of the tests, please head to $tmpdir."
 
 mkpath(joinpath(tmpdir,"mdf"))
+mkpath(joinpath(tmpdir,"mdfim"))
 mkpath(joinpath(tmpdir,"positions"))
 mkpath(joinpath(tmpdir,"transferFunction"))