diff --git a/bash/.bashrc b/bash/.bashrc
index 15b6b68..0d486a8 100644
--- a/bash/.bashrc
+++ b/bash/.bashrc
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ log_bash_persistent_history()
   ]]
   local date_part="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
   local command_part="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+  # Ensure file exists
+  if ! [ -w "$(dirname ${PERSISTENT_HISTFILE})" ]; then
+    mkdir -p $(dirname ${PERSISTENT_HISTFILE})
+  fi
   if [ "$command_part" != "$PERSISTENT_HISTORY_LAST" ]
   then
     echo $date_part "|" "$rc" "|" "$command_part" >> "${PERSISTENT_HISTFILE}"