diff --git a/lib/keys.js b/lib/keys.js
index 1903c86a..fe851346 100644
--- a/lib/keys.js
+++ b/lib/keys.js
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ function updateCreds(key, profile, force){
 
     // in case the user never ran `aws configure`..
     if(!fs.existsSync(credFile)){
-        fs.mkdirSync(credPath);
+      if(!fs.existsSync(credPath)) {
+          fs.mkdirSync(credPath);
+      }
         fs.closeSync(fs.openSync(credFile, 'w'));
     }