diff --git a/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py b/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
index fe0716cb..3dae48e1 100644
--- a/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
+++ b/jrnl/EncryptedJournal.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class EncryptedJournal(Journal):
         dirname = os.path.dirname(filename)
         if not os.path.exists(filename):
             if not os.path.isdir(dirname):
-                os.mkdir(dirname)
-                print(f"[Directory {dirname} created]")
+                os.makedirs(dirname)
+                print(f"[Directory {dirname} created]",file=sys.stderr)
             self.create_file(filename)
             self.password = util.create_password(self.name)
             print(
diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 3589fbdd..8b257eb9 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ class Journal:
         dirname = os.path.dirname(filename)
         if not os.path.exists(filename):
             if not os.path.isdir(dirname):
-                os.mkdir(dirname)
-                print(f"[Directory {dirname} created]")
+                os.makedirs(dirname)
+                print(f"[Directory {dirname} created]",file=sys.stderr)
             self.create_file(filename)
             print(f"[Journal '{self.name}' created at {filename}]", file=sys.stderr)