diff --git a/initialize.jl b/initialize.jl
index 2bb19a2d09b1bb6e9ac34e88a94a704149fd7b7e..48fc26249ce952dba2620c7abb3aa844a12bc109 100644
--- a/initialize.jl
+++ b/initialize.jl
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@ name = "testing"
 include(settings_name)
 
 
+for (name, path) in paths
+    try
+	mkpath(path)
+    catch e
+	println(e.msg)
+    end
+end
+
 map_folder = "./example_map/map/"
 dispatcher_folder = "./example_map/delays_wt1reldelta1/"
 
+
 for name in readdir(map_folder, join=false)
 	try
 	cp(map_folder*"/"*name, paths[:map]*"/"*name)