diff --git a/cfg_checker/common/file_utils.py b/cfg_checker/common/file_utils.py
index 684fc30..9c043a8 100644
--- a/cfg_checker/common/file_utils.py
+++ b/cfg_checker/common/file_utils.py
@@ -93,3 +93,12 @@
     _bytes = BytesIO(get(url).content)
     with gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=_bytes) as gz:
         return gz.read()
+
+
+def ensure_folder_exists(_folder):
+    if not os.path.exists(_folder):
+        # it is not exists, create it
+        os.mkdir(_folder)
+        return "... folder '{}' created".format(_folder)
+    else:
+        return "... folder is at '{}'".format(_folder)