diff --git a/harmony_composer/README.md b/harmony_composer/README.md
index efd5e99..45ac542 100644
--- a/harmony_composer/README.md
+++ b/harmony_composer/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ It's designed to simplify the build process by either compiling a Harmony projec
 You can download and run the latest snapshot build with a single command. This will place the binary in ~/.local/bin, which should be in your PATH on most modern Linux distributions.
 
 ```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && \
 curl -L https://git.nationtech.io/NationTech/harmony/releases/download/snapshot-latest/harmony_composer \
   -o ~/.local/bin/harmony_composer && \
 chmod +x ~/.local/bin/harmony_composer && \