diff --git a/.github/workflows/rake.yml b/.github/workflows/rake.yml
index eef8828..6a789f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rake.yml
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run RSpecs
         working-directory: ./ruby
         run: |
+          pip install regex
           bundle install --with=jsexec
           bundle exec rspec
diff --git a/lib/interscript/compiler/python.rb b/lib/interscript/compiler/python.rb
index 065862f..1372209 100644
--- a/lib/interscript/compiler/python.rb
+++ b/lib/interscript/compiler/python.rb
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ def load
         self.class.ctx = PyCall.import_module("interscript")
       end
       #puts @code
+      Dir.mkdir("#{python_src_path}/interscript/maps") rescue nil
       File.write("#{python_src_path}/interscript/maps/#{@map.name}.py", @code)
       self.class.ctx.load_map(@map.name)