diff --git a/code/app.py b/code/app.py
index 370fbfb..cf1141c 100644
--- a/code/app.py
+++ b/code/app.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def makedirs_rights(path):
     path_list = path.split(os.sep)
     for p in range(len(path_list)):
         current_path = os.sep.join(path_list[0:(p+1)])
-        if not os.path.exist(current_path):
+        if not os.path.exists(current_path):
             os.mkdir(current_path)
             set_rights(current_path)