diff --git a/bash.go b/bash.go
index 118a635..51f39a7 100644
--- a/bash.go
+++ b/bash.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 var argBash ArgsBash
@@ -57,21 +58,31 @@ func Bash(argname string, autocomplete func([]string)) *BashAuto {
 
 // makes a bash autocomplete file for your command
 func doBash(argname string) {
-	if homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil {
-		filename := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local/share/bash-completion/completions", argname)
-		if shell.Exists(filename) {
-		} else {
-			if f, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644); err == nil {
-				f.Write([]byte(makeBashCompletionText(argname)))
-				f.Close()
-			}
-			fmt.Println("bash file created:", filename)
-		}
-	}
-
 	fmt.Println(makeBashCompletionText(argname))
 
-	fmt.Println("restart bash")
+	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("%v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	filename := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local/share/bash-completion/completions", argname)
+	if shell.Exists(filename) {
+		log.Println(filename, "file already exists")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	basedir, _ := filepath.Split(filename)
+	if !shell.IsDir(basedir) {
+		os.MkdirAll(basedir, os.ModePerm)
+	}
+
+	if f, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644); err == nil {
+		f.Write([]byte(makeBashCompletionText(argname)))
+		f.Close()
+		log.Println("bash file created:", filename)
+		log.Println("restart bash")
+	} else {
+		log.Info(filename, err)
+	}
 	os.Exit(0)
 }