diff --git a/onionshare/web/receive_mode.py b/onionshare/web/receive_mode.py
index 6124ecf1..f035271a 100644
--- a/onionshare/web/receive_mode.py
+++ b/onionshare/web/receive_mode.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ReceiveModeWeb(object):
                     # Make sure receive mode dir exists before writing file
                     valid = True
                     try:
-                        os.makedirs(receive_mode_dir, 0o700)
+                        os.makedirs(receive_mode_dir, 0o700, exist_ok=True)
                     except PermissionError:
                         self.web.add_request(self.web.REQUEST_ERROR_DATA_DIR_CANNOT_CREATE, request.path, {
                             "receive_mode_dir": receive_mode_dir