diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4645cac9..62deeed5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
   "name": "datasync-filesystem-sdk",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "datasync-filesystem-sdk",
-      "version": "1.0.8",
+      "version": "1.0.9",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "json-mask": "2.0.0",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-        "mkdirp": "^2.1.3",
+        "mkdirp": "^2.1.6",
         "sift": "16.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -2965,9 +2965,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mkdirp": {
-      "version": "2.1.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-2.1.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Cy9cV4pRSl1o10i1dURTuRt4T04l0DkS1WZrT+Jir886OqOVkSv4FbOA7pgjhS8kEUrmm4kCRvv5var2iOCxpA==",
+      "version": "2.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-2.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+hEnITedc8LAtIP9u3HJDFIdcLV2vXP33sqLLIzkv1Db1zO/1OxbvYf0Y1OC/S/Qo5dxHXepofhmxL02PsKe+A==",
       "bin": {
         "mkdirp": "dist/cjs/src/bin.js"
       },
@@ -6098,9 +6098,9 @@
       }
     },
     "mkdirp": {
-      "version": "2.1.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-2.1.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Cy9cV4pRSl1o10i1dURTuRt4T04l0DkS1WZrT+Jir886OqOVkSv4FbOA7pgjhS8kEUrmm4kCRvv5var2iOCxpA=="
+      "version": "2.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-2.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+hEnITedc8LAtIP9u3HJDFIdcLV2vXP33sqLLIzkv1Db1zO/1OxbvYf0Y1OC/S/Qo5dxHXepofhmxL02PsKe+A=="
     },
     "ms": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8934cb4d..28c4fed9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "datasync-filesystem-sdk",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.0.9",
   "description": "JavaScript filesystem SDK to query data synced via @contentstack/datasync-content-store-filesystem",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "json-mask": "2.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "mkdirp": "^2.1.3",
+    "mkdirp": "^2.1.6",
     "sift": "16.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 3160d57b..30f26380 100755
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   isObject,
   transform,
 } from 'lodash'
-import { sync } from 'mkdirp'
+
 import {
   isAbsolute,
   join,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { existsSync } from './fs'
 import {
   getConfig,
 } from './index'
-
+import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 const localePaths = Object.create(null)
 
 export const difference = (obj, baseObj) => {
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ export const getBaseDir = ({baseDir}) => {
   let contentDir: string
   if (isAbsolute(baseDir)) {
     if (!existsSync(baseDir)) {
-      sync(baseDir)
+      mkdirp.sync(baseDir)
     }
     contentDir = baseDir
   } else {
     const appPath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..')
     contentDir = join(appPath, baseDir)
     if (!existsSync(contentDir)) {
-      sync(contentDir)
+      mkdirp.sync(contentDir)
     }
   }