diff --git a/skyvern/forge/sdk/api/files.py b/skyvern/forge/sdk/api/files.py
index 5692c871d7..315d5b5a4b 100644
--- a/skyvern/forge/sdk/api/files.py
+++ b/skyvern/forge/sdk/api/files.py
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ def get_path_for_workflow_download_directory(run_id: str | None) -> Path:
 
 def get_download_dir(run_id: str | None) -> str:
     download_dir = f"{REPO_ROOT_DIR}/downloads/{run_id}"
-    os.makedirs(download_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    if not os.path.isdir(download_dir):
+        os.makedirs(download_dir, exist_ok=True)
     return download_dir