diff --git a/lib/vagrant_spec/command/init.rb b/lib/vagrant_spec/command/init.rb
index bae11df..9eac8b2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant_spec/command/init.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant_spec/command/init.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: UTF-8
 
+require 'fileutils'
+
 require 'vagrant_spec/ansible_inventory'
 require 'vagrant_spec/machine_data'
 require 'vagrant_spec/config'
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ def initialize(argv, env)
 
       def execute
         return unless parse_opts
+        FileUtils.mkdir @directory unless Dir.exist? @directory
         unless @ansible_inventory == DEFAULTS['ansible_inventory']
           VagrantSpec::AnsibleInventory.new(@env).generate
         end
diff --git a/scripts/poor_mans_smoke_test.sh b/scripts/poor_mans_smoke_test.sh
index a57d9a6..2463d2e 100755
--- a/scripts/poor_mans_smoke_test.sh
+++ b/scripts/poor_mans_smoke_test.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ bundle exec vagrant spec test -h
 bundle exec vagrant spec no_command -h
 rm -f "serverspec/spec_helper.rb"
 rm -f ".vagrantspec_machine_data"
+rm -f "vagrantspec_inventory"
 bundle exec vagrant up
 bundle exec vagrant spec init
 ansible-playbook site.yml -i vagrantspec_inventory
diff --git a/spec/unit/vagrant_spec_test/command_spec/init_spec.rb b/spec/unit/vagrant_spec_test/command_spec/init_spec.rb
index d589d55..b1d9fab 100644
--- a/spec/unit/vagrant_spec_test/command_spec/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/vagrant_spec_test/command_spec/init_spec.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def execute_proc
       allow_any_instance_of(VagrantSpec::MachineData).to      receive(:generate)
       allow(mock_ansible_inventory).to receive(:generate)
       allow(mock_machine_data).to      receive(:generate)
+      allow(Dir).to                    receive(:exist?) { false }
+      allow(FileUtils).to              receive(:mkdir)
     end
   end
 
@@ -55,6 +57,14 @@ def execute_protection_proc
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when the @directory does not exist' do
+      it '#execute creates the @directory' do
+        execute_protection_proc.call
+        expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir).with(subject.directory)
+        subject.execute
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'and when @ansible_inventory eq empty hash,' do
       it '#execute creates an instance of VagrantSpec::SpecHelper' do
         execute_protection_proc.call