diff --git a/app/container.php b/app/container.php
index 6ebbe23cf..52948d081 100644
--- a/app/container.php
+++ b/app/container.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Infection\Command\InfectionCommand;
 use Infection\Process\Runner\Parallel\ParallelProcessRunner;
 use Infection\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
+use Infection\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Infection\Finder\Locator;
 use Infection\TestFramework\PhpUnit\Config\Path\PathReplacer;
 use Infection\TestFramework\Config\TestFrameworkConfigLocator;
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@
     return $c['temp.dir.creator']->createAndGet();
 };
 
+$c['filesystem'] = function (Container $c): Filesystem {
+    return new Filesystem();
+};
+
 $c['temp.dir.creator'] = function (): TempDirectoryCreator {
     return new TempDirectoryCreator();
 };
diff --git a/src/Filesystem/Exception/IOException.php b/src/Filesystem/Exception/IOException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aeeaaac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Filesystem/Exception/IOException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2017 Maks Rafalko
+ *
+ * License: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause New BSD License
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Infection\Filesystem\Exception;
+
+class IOException extends \RuntimeException
+{
+    /**
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $path;
+
+    public function __construct($message, $code = 0, \Exception $previous = null, $path = null)
+    {
+        $this->path = $path;
+
+        parent::__construct($message, $code, $previous);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getPath()
+    {
+        return $this->path;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Filesystem/Exception/IOExceptionInterface.php b/src/Filesystem/Exception/IOExceptionInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9e9e5e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Filesystem/Exception/IOExceptionInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2017 Maks Rafalko
+ *
+ * License: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause New BSD License
+ */
+namespace Infection\Filesystem\Exception;
+
+interface IOExceptionInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the associated path for the exception.
+     *
+     * @return string The path
+     */
+    public function getPath();
+}
diff --git a/src/Filesystem/Filesystem.php b/src/Filesystem/Filesystem.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7d2c6f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Filesystem/Filesystem.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2017 Maks Rafalko
+ *
+ * License: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause New BSD License
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Infection\Filesystem;
+
+use Infection\Filesystem\Exception\IOException;
+
+class Filesystem
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a directory recursively.
+     *
+     * @param string $path The directory path
+     * @param int $mode The directory mode
+     *
+     * @throws IOException On any directory creation failure
+     */
+    public function mkdir($path, int $mode = 0755)
+    {
+        if (\is_dir($path)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (true !== @\mkdir($path, $mode, true)) {
+            $error = \error_get_last();
+
+            if ($error) {
+                throw new IOException(\sprintf('Failed to create "%s": %s', $path, $error['message']), 0, null, $path);
+            }
+
+            throw new IOException(\sprintf('Failed to create "%s"', $path), 0, null, $path);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/InfectionApplication.php b/src/InfectionApplication.php
index b35210c48..25c287c78 100644
--- a/src/InfectionApplication.php
+++ b/src/InfectionApplication.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ private function addSubscribers(EventDispatcher $eventDispatcher, MetricsCalcula
         $eventDispatcher->addSubscriber(new MutationGeneratingConsoleLoggerSubscriber($this->output, $mutationGeneratingProgressBar));
         $eventDispatcher->addSubscriber(new MutantCreatingConsoleLoggerSubscriber($this->output, $mutantCreatingProgressBar));
         $eventDispatcher->addSubscriber(new MutationTestingConsoleLoggerSubscriber($this->output, $this->getOutputFormatter(), $metricsCalculator, $this->get('diff.colorizer'), $this->input->getOption('show-mutations')));
-        $eventDispatcher->addSubscriber(new TextFileLoggerSubscriber($this->get('infection.config'), $metricsCalculator));
+        $eventDispatcher->addSubscriber(new TextFileLoggerSubscriber($this->get('infection.config'), $metricsCalculator, $this->get('filesystem')));
     }
 
     private function getCodeCoverageData(string $testFrameworkKey): CodeCoverageData
diff --git a/src/Process/Listener/TextFileLoggerSubscriber.php b/src/Process/Listener/TextFileLoggerSubscriber.php
index d4da332b7..a37c62cdb 100644
--- a/src/Process/Listener/TextFileLoggerSubscriber.php
+++ b/src/Process/Listener/TextFileLoggerSubscriber.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Infection\Config\InfectionConfig;
 use Infection\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
 use Infection\Events\MutationTestingFinished;
+use Infection\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Infection\Mutant\MetricsCalculator;
 use Infection\Process\MutantProcess;
 
@@ -26,10 +27,16 @@ class TextFileLoggerSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface
      */
     private $metricsCalculator;
 
-    public function __construct(InfectionConfig $infectionConfig, MetricsCalculator $metricsCalculator)
+    /**
+     * @var Filesystem
+     */
+    private $fs;
+
+    public function __construct(InfectionConfig $infectionConfig, MetricsCalculator $metricsCalculator, Filesystem $fs)
     {
         $this->infectionConfig = $infectionConfig;
         $this->metricsCalculator = $metricsCalculator;
+        $this->fs = $fs;
     }
 
     public function getSubscribedEvents()
@@ -41,32 +48,26 @@ public function getSubscribedEvents()
 
     public function onMutationTestingFinished(MutationTestingFinished $event)
     {
-        $textFileLogPath = $this->infectionConfig->getTextFileLogPath();
+        $logFilePath = $this->infectionConfig->getTextFileLogPath();
 
-        if ($textFileLogPath) {
-            $logParts = [];
+        if ($logFilePath) {
+            $this->fs->mkdir(\dirname($logFilePath));
 
-            $logParts = array_merge(
-                $logParts,
-                $this->getLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getEscapedMutantProcesses(), 'Escaped')
-            );
+            $escapedParts = $this->getLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getEscapedMutantProcesses(), 'Escaped');
 
-            $logParts = array_merge(
-                $logParts,
-                $this->getLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getTimedOutProcesses(), 'Timeout')
-            );
+            $timedOutParts = $this->getLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getTimedOutProcesses(), 'Timeout');
 
-            $logParts = array_merge(
-                $logParts,
-                $this->getLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getKilledMutantProcesses(), 'Killed')
-            );
+            $killedParts = $this->getLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getKilledMutantProcesses(), 'Killed');
 
-            $logParts = array_merge(
-                $logParts,
-                $this->getNotCoveredLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getNotCoveredMutantProcesses(), 'Not covered')
-            );
+            $notCoveredParts = $this->getNotCoveredLogParts($this->metricsCalculator->getNotCoveredMutantProcesses(), 'Not covered');
 
-            file_put_contents($textFileLogPath, implode($logParts, "\n"));
+            file_put_contents(
+                $logFilePath,
+                implode(
+                    array_merge($escapedParts, $timedOutParts, $killedParts, $notCoveredParts),
+                   "\n"
+                )
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/StreamWrapper/IncludeInterceptor.php b/src/StreamWrapper/IncludeInterceptor.php
index 648b3412d..3ec658921 100644
--- a/src/StreamWrapper/IncludeInterceptor.php
+++ b/src/StreamWrapper/IncludeInterceptor.php
@@ -108,10 +108,13 @@ public function dir_rewinddir()
     public function mkdir($path, $mode, $options)
     {
         self::disable();
+
+        $isRecursive = (bool) ($options & STREAM_MKDIR_RECURSIVE);
+
         if (isset($this->context)) {
-            $return = mkdir($path, $mode, $options, $this->context);
+            $return = mkdir($path, $mode, $isRecursive, $this->context);
         } else {
-            $return = mkdir($path, $mode, $options);
+            $return = mkdir($path, $mode, $isRecursive);
         }
         self::enable();
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/TempDirectoryCreator.php b/src/Utils/TempDirectoryCreator.php
index 722f45910..0b445a24d 100644
--- a/src/Utils/TempDirectoryCreator.php
+++ b/src/Utils/TempDirectoryCreator.php
@@ -15,11 +15,19 @@ class TempDirectoryCreator
      */
     private $tempDirectory;
 
-    public function createAndGet($dirName = null): string
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $dir
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function createAndGet(string $dirName = null): string
     {
         if ($this->tempDirectory === null) {
-            $root = sys_get_temp_dir();
-            $path = $root . sprintf('/%s', $dirName ?: 'infection');
+            $path =  sprintf(
+                '%s/%s',
+                sys_get_temp_dir(),
+                $dirName ?: 'infection'
+            );
 
             if (!@mkdir($path, 0777, true) && !is_dir($path)) {
                 throw new \RuntimeException('Can not create temp dir');
diff --git a/tests/Config/ValueProvider/ExcludeDirsProviderTest.php b/tests/Config/ValueProvider/ExcludeDirsProviderTest.php
index 59af7df03..243fcdfc0 100644
--- a/tests/Config/ValueProvider/ExcludeDirsProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Config/ValueProvider/ExcludeDirsProviderTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,26 @@
 
 class ExcludeDirsProviderTest extends AbstractBaseProviderTest
 {
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $workspace;
+
+    private $umask;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->umask = \umask(0);
+        $this->workspace = \sys_get_temp_dir() . '/exclude' . \microtime(true) . \random_int(100, 999);
+        \mkdir($this->workspace, 0777, true);
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown()
+    {
+        @\unlink($this->workspace);
+        \umask($this->umask);
+    }
+
     public function test_it_contains_vendors_when_sources_contains_current_dir()
     {
         $consoleMock = Mockery::mock(ConsoleHelper::class);
@@ -64,6 +84,12 @@ public function test_passes_when_correct_dir_typed()
             $this->markTestSkipped("Stty is not available");
         }
 
+        $dir1 = $this->workspace . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'test' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+        $dir2 = $this->workspace . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'foo' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+        \mkdir($dir1);
+        \mkdir($dir2);
+
         $consoleMock = Mockery::mock(ConsoleHelper::class);
         $consoleMock->shouldReceive('getQuestion')->once()->andReturn('?');
 
@@ -72,12 +98,12 @@ public function test_passes_when_correct_dir_typed()
         $provider = new ExcludeDirsProvider($consoleMock, $dialog);
 
         $excludeDirs = $provider->get(
-            $this->createStreamableInputInterfaceMock($this->getInputStream("Files\n")),
+            $this->createStreamableInputInterfaceMock($this->getInputStream("foo\n")),
             $this->createOutputInterface(),
             ['src'],
-            ['tests']
+            [$this->workspace]
         );
 
-        $this->assertContains('Files', $excludeDirs);
+        $this->assertContains('foo', $excludeDirs);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Filesystem/FilesystemTest.php b/tests/Filesystem/FilesystemTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5df690f0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Filesystem/FilesystemTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2017 Maks Rafalko
+ *
+ * License: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause New BSD License
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Infection\Tests\Filesystem;
+
+use Infection\Filesystem\Exception\IOException;
+use Infection\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class FilesystemTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Filesystem
+     */
+    private $filesystem;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $workspace;
+
+    private $umask;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->umask = \umask(0);
+        $this->filesystem = new Filesystem();
+        $this->workspace = \sys_get_temp_dir() . '/' . \microtime(true) . \random_int(100, 999);
+        \mkdir($this->workspace, 0777, true);
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown()
+    {
+        @\unlink($this->workspace);
+        \umask($this->umask);
+    }
+
+    public function test_mkdir_creates_directory()
+    {
+        $dir = $this->workspace . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'test' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($dir);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(\is_dir($dir));
+    }
+
+    public function test_mkdir_creates_directory_recursively()
+    {
+        $dir = $this->workspace
+            . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'test'
+            . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'sub_directory';
+
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($dir);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(\is_dir($dir));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Infection\Filesystem\Exception\IOException
+     * @expectedExceptionCode 0
+     */
+    public function test_mkdir_creates_directory_fails()
+    {
+        $basePath = $this->workspace.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+        $dir = $basePath.'2';
+
+        \file_put_contents($dir, '');
+
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($dir);
+    }
+
+    public function test_mkdir_passes_path_to_io_exceptino()
+    {
+        $basePath = $this->workspace.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+        $dir = $basePath.'2';
+
+        \file_put_contents($dir, '');
+
+        try {
+            $this->filesystem->mkdir($dir);
+        } catch (IOException $e) {
+            $this->assertSame($dir, $e->getPath());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function test_mkdir_does_not_fail_when_dir_already_exists()
+    {
+        $dir = $this->workspace . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'test' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($dir);
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($dir);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(\is_dir($dir));
+    }
+}