From c422a081bf515ffbb0ad162f40785874c010cbdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trenton H <797416+stumpylog@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:20:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Be sure the scratch directory exists before using it as
 temporary directory

---
 src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
index fdea8aff6..427cd4ef2 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_exporter.py
@@ -156,11 +156,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         zip_export: bool = options["zip"]
 
         # If zipping, save the original target for later and
-        # get a temporary directory for the target
+        # get a temporary directory for the target instead
         temp_dir = None
         original_target = None
         if zip_export:
             original_target = self.target
+
+            os.makedirs(settings.SCRATCH_DIR, exist_ok=True)
             temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(
                 dir=settings.SCRATCH_DIR,
                 prefix="paperless-export",