diff --git a/docs/make.jl b/docs/make.jl
index 9ff80bd4..be5a914e 100644
--- a/docs/make.jl
+++ b/docs/make.jl
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@ function build_jutul_darcy_docs(build_format = nothing; build_examples = true, b
         end
     end
     example_path(pth) = joinpath(jutul_dir, "examples", "$pth.jl")
+    out_dir = joinpath(@__DIR__, "src", "examples")
+    notebook_dir = joinpath(@__DIR__, "build", "notebooks")
+    if build_notebooks
+        mkpath(notebook_dir)
+    end
     for (ex, pth) in examples
         in_pth = example_path(pth)
-        out_dir = joinpath(@__DIR__, "build", "notebooks")
-        mkpath(out_dir)
         is_validation = startswith(ex, "Validation:")
         is_intro = startswith(ex, "Intro: ")
         is_example = !(is_intro || is_validation)
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ function build_jutul_darcy_docs(build_format = nothing; build_examples = true, b
             Literate.markdown(in_pth, out_dir, preprocess = upd)
         end
         if build_notebooks
-            Literate.notebook(in_pth, out_dir, execute = false)
+            Literate.notebook(in_pth, notebook_dir, execute = false)
         end
     end
     ## Docs