diff --git a/src/microblog.py b/src/microblog.py
index f2ba260..51aff70 100644
--- a/src/microblog.py
+++ b/src/microblog.py
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         updated += writepage(tpl, tl, tc, cfg["page"], 
             paginate=True if new_posts is None else False)
         if cfg["rss"]["enabled"]:
+            # ensure output directory for feeds exists
+            if not os.path.exists("feeds"):
+                os.mkdir("feeds")
             feed_filename = "feeds/__index__.xml"
             rss.write_feed(
                 p[:cfg["rss"]["limit"]], \