diff --git a/project_name/.vscode/processT4Templates.sh b/project_name/.vscode/processT4Templates.sh
index 06531f9..fac433f 100755
--- a/project_name/.vscode/processT4Templates.sh
+++ b/project_name/.vscode/processT4Templates.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 printf "Starting T4 processing...\n"
 
+# create our output directory
+mkdir -p T4Templates/Output
+
 for file in `find ./T4Templates/** -name "*.tt"` ;
 do
     # Build the template