diff --git a/src/Web/ClientApp-React/aspnetcore-https.js b/src/Web/ClientApp-React/aspnetcore-https.js
index 2bde92869..e1f96f49a 100644
--- a/src/Web/ClientApp-React/aspnetcore-https.js
+++ b/src/Web/ClientApp-React/aspnetcore-https.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const baseFolder =
     ? `${process.env.APPDATA}/ASP.NET/https`
     : `${process.env.HOME}/.aspnet/https`;
 
+if (!fs.existsSync(baseFolder)) { fs.mkdirSync(baseFolder, { recursive: true }); }
+
 const certificateArg = process.argv.map(arg => arg.match(/--name=(?<value>.+)/i)).filter(Boolean)[0];
 const certificateName = certificateArg ? certificateArg.groups.value : process.env.npm_package_name;
 
diff --git a/src/Web/ClientApp/aspnetcore-https.js b/src/Web/ClientApp/aspnetcore-https.js
index 2bde92869..e1f96f49a 100644
--- a/src/Web/ClientApp/aspnetcore-https.js
+++ b/src/Web/ClientApp/aspnetcore-https.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const baseFolder =
     ? `${process.env.APPDATA}/ASP.NET/https`
     : `${process.env.HOME}/.aspnet/https`;
 
+if (!fs.existsSync(baseFolder)) { fs.mkdirSync(baseFolder, { recursive: true }); }
+
 const certificateArg = process.argv.map(arg => arg.match(/--name=(?<value>.+)/i)).filter(Boolean)[0];
 const certificateName = certificateArg ? certificateArg.groups.value : process.env.npm_package_name;