diff --git a/appveyor.ps1 b/appveyor.ps1
index e7caa448943a..510e8f1c7ebc 100644
--- a/appveyor.ps1
+++ b/appveyor.ps1
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ Get-ChildItem $ReferenceDocset -Directory -Exclude 'docs-conceptual','mapping',
         $MamlOutputFolder = Join-Path "$PSScriptRoot\maml" "$Version\$ModuleName"
         $CabOutputFolder = Join-Path "$PSScriptRoot\updatablehelp" "$Version\$ModuleName"
 
+        if(-not (Test-Path $MamlOutputFolder))
+        {
+            New-Item $MamlOutputFolder -ItemType Directory -Force > $null
+        }
+        
         # Process the about topics if any
         $AboutFolder = Join-Path $ModulePath "About"