diff --git a/zsh/.gitignore b/zsh/.gitignore
index 3c2ac79..a41be81 100644
--- a/zsh/.gitignore
+++ b/zsh/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .*_config*
 !.*_config*.example
 .p10k.mac.zsh
+antigen/
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 1c17809..3d0e86d 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 [[ -f ~/.zsh/.local_config ]] && source ~/.zsh/.local_config
 
 # Load Antidote
+mkdir -p ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.cache/zsh
 static_file=${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.cache/zsh/.zsh_plugins.zsh
 plugins_txt=${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zsh/.zsh_plugins.txt
 # clone antidote if necessary