diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
index e3fe6492d..66f44b42e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ class AwsInvokeLocal {
                 '.serverless', 'invokeLocal', 'artifact', filename));
               return BbPromise.resolve();
             }
+            mkdirp.sync(path.join(
+              '.serverless', 'invokeLocal', 'artifact'));
             return fs.writeFileAsync(path.join(
               '.serverless', 'invokeLocal', 'artifact', filename), fileData, {
                 mode: zip.files[filename].unixPermissions,