diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate-episode-markdown.sh b/.github/scripts/validate-episode-markdown.sh
index bb0cf47f..1b831918 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/validate-episode-markdown.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate-episode-markdown.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ exit_code=$?
 
 # Output file location
 output_file=".astro/episode-validation.md"
+# Create .astro directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p ".astro"
+
 {
   # Add summary based on exit code
   if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then