diff --git a/.github/workflows/diff.yaml b/.github/workflows/diff.yaml
index 10f4bdf8b..264e3b8d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/diff.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/diff.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         BASEREPODIR=public_base
         #git clone "https://github.com/openconfig/public.git" "${BASEREPODIR}"
         #cd "${BASEREPODIR}"
-        mkdir "${BASEREPODIR}"
+        mkdir -p "${BASEREPODIR}/release"
         git checkout "${BASE}"
         cp -r release/models "${BASEREPODIR}/release" 
         cp -r third_party "${BASEREPODIR}"