diff --git a/lib/codex/utils/fs.js b/lib/codex/utils/fs.js
index 2905ffc..e7c2a75 100644
--- a/lib/codex/utils/fs.js
+++ b/lib/codex/utils/fs.js
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ exports.mkdir = function (_path, mode, callback) {
   _path = path.resolve(_path);
 
   function _mkdir(p, next) {
-    var _p = path.normalize(p).split('/');
-
     path.exists(p, function (exists) {
       if (!exists) {
-        _mkdir(_p.slice(0, -1).join('/'), function (err) {
+        _mkdir(path.resolve(p, '..'), function (err) {
           if (err) next(err);
           fs.mkdir(p, mode, function () {
             next(null);