diff --git a/aider/coder.py b/aider/coder.py
index 7efa99a0c..322f6e426 100755
--- a/aider/coder.py
+++ b/aider/coder.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class Coder:
         for fname in abs_fnames:
             if not fname.exists():
                 self.console.print(f"[bright_black]Creating {fname}")
-                fname.touch(parents=True)
+                fname.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                fname.touch()
             try:
                 repo_path = git.Repo(fname, search_parent_directories=True).git_dir
                 repo_paths.append(repo_path)