diff --git a/src/CLI/Program.cs b/src/CLI/Program.cs
index e059f27..2c80db7 100644
--- a/src/CLI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/CLI/Program.cs
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ foreach (var resourceName in runtimeResources)
     using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
     var asm = await reader.ReadToEndAsync();
 
-    var fileName = resourceName.Split('.').Reverse().Skip(1).First();
     var outputDirectory = Path.Combine(BIN_INT_DIR, "runtime");
-
     Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
 
+    var fileName = resourceName.Split('.').Reverse().Skip(1).First();
+
     var asmPath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, fileName + ".s");
     await File.WriteAllTextAsync(asmPath, asm);