diff --git a/magick-slicer.sh b/magick-slicer.sh
index 8c4ebdf..d1dd794 100755
--- a/magick-slicer.sh
+++ b/magick-slicer.sh
@@ -903,6 +903,10 @@ setDziFormat(){
     local dziFileName="${resultDir}.dzi"
     resultDir="${resultDir}_files"
     tileH=$tileW
+
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "${dziFileName}")"
+    touch ${dziFileName}
+
     echo '<?xml version="1.0"?>' > "$dziFileName"
     echo "<Image TileSize=\"${tileW}\" Overlap=\"0\" Format=\"${resultExt}\" xmlns=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/deepzoom/2008\">" >> "$dziFileName"
     echo "<Size Width=\"${imageW}\" Height=\"${imageH}\"/>" >> "$dziFileName"