diff --git a/packages/backend/src/lib/git-instance.ts b/packages/backend/src/lib/git-instance.ts
index 62cef4a65..9957bcac8 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/lib/git-instance.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/lib/git-instance.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export class GitInstance {
     }
 
     await git.remove({ fs, dir: this.localPath, filepath: originalFilePath });
+    await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(path.join(this.localPath, newFilePath)));
     await fs.promises.rename(path.join(this.localPath, originalFilePath), path.join(this.localPath, newFilePath));
     await git.add({ fs, dir: this.localPath, filepath: newFilePath });
   }