diff --git a/resque.sh b/resque.sh
index e6b403c5..de5249f7 100755
--- a/resque.sh
+++ b/resque.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-mkdir tmp/pids
+mkdir -p tmp/pids
 bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=post_receive RAILS_ENV=production PIDFILE=tmp/pids/resque_worker.pid BACKGROUND=yes