diff --git a/publish_active_windows.sh b/publish_active_windows.sh
index fb08081..b8a5abd 100755
--- a/publish_active_windows.sh
+++ b/publish_active_windows.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 script_dir=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+mkdir -p "${script_dir}/.venv/"
+chmod +rwx "${script_dir}/.venv/"
 if [ ! -d "${script_dir}/.venv/${USER}/" ]; then
     python -m venv "${script_dir}/.venv/${USER}"
 fi