diff --git a/src/proxy.rs b/src/proxy.rs
index 2346f8c..82ae2ea 100644
--- a/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/proxy.rs
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ impl Mirror {
         let p = std::path::Path::new(&path[1..]);
         let p = std::path::Path::new(&self.data_dir).join(p);
 
+        Self::create_cache_dir(p.parent().unwrap());
         if !self.no_cache.is_match(path) {
-            Self::create_cache_dir(p.parent().unwrap());
-
             if p.exists() {
                 // todo : refresh caches
                 log::info!("Returning {path} from cache");