diff --git a/backend/src/Command/GenerateTilesCommand.php b/backend/src/Command/GenerateTilesCommand.php
index 710b8e9..4bc8f07 100644
--- a/backend/src/Command/GenerateTilesCommand.php
+++ b/backend/src/Command/GenerateTilesCommand.php
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ class GenerateTilesCommand extends Command
 
     private function runTippecanoe(string $geojson, string $outputDir, string $layer, SymfonyStyle $io): void
     {
+        $parentDir = dirname($outputDir);
+        if (!is_dir($parentDir)) {
+            mkdir($parentDir, 0755, true);
+        }
+
         $tmpFile = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/tiles_' . uniqid() . '.geojson';
         file_put_contents($tmpFile, $geojson);