diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9d2c636..a161e8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           # find . -name build.log | xargs cat
           perl Makefile.PL
           make
+	  mkdir blib/Genealogy/ObituaryDailyTimes/data
       - name: Run Tests
         run: prove -l -b t
         env:
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 730e0c3..7704da0 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ my @dirs = (
 	'lib/Genealogy/ObituaryDailyTimes/data'
 );
 
+# FIXME: AUTOMATED_TESTING - create the empty directory in blib
 foreach my $dir(@dirs) {
 	if(! -d $dir) {
 		print "Creating the download directory $dir\n";