diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 5ff7859..9a956f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install .
 
+      - name: Create necessary directories
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p _codemaps
+
       - name: Run tests
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src