diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporter.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporter.cs
index f261e46551b..d7631bfa7f5 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporter.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/src/Types/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporter.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public static async Task<SchemaFileInfo> Export(
 
         var directory = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(schemaFileName)!;
 
-        if (Directory.Exists(directory))
+        if (directory.Length > 0)
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
         }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporterTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporterTests.cs
index cf1c76effea..18ff32ad249 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporterTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Core/test/Types.Tests/Execution/Internal/SchemaFileExporterTests.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ public async Task Export_Should_DeclareBothBatchingModes_When_NoProviderIsRegist
             .AddGraphQL()
             .AddQueryType(d => d.Name("Query").Field("foo").Resolve("bar"));
         var executor = await GetExecutorAsync(services);
-        Directory.CreateDirectory(_directory);
 
         // act
         var result = await SchemaFileExporter.Export(
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ public async Task Export_Should_DeclareProviderCapabilities_When_ProviderIsRegis
             .AddGraphQL()
             .AddQueryType(d => d.Name("Query").Field("foo").Resolve("bar"));
         var executor = await GetExecutorAsync(services);
-        Directory.CreateDirectory(_directory);
 
         // act
         var result = await SchemaFileExporter.Export(
@@ -98,6 +96,28 @@ public async Task Export_Should_DeclareProviderCapabilities_When_ProviderIsRegis
             """ + "\n");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Export_Should_CreateDirectory_When_DirectoryDoesNotExist()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services
+            .AddGraphQL()
+            .AddQueryType(d => d.Name("Query").Field("foo").Resolve("bar"));
+        var executor = await GetExecutorAsync(services);
+
+        // act
+        var result = await SchemaFileExporter.Export(
+            System.IO.Path.Combine(_directory, "nested", "schema.graphqls"),
+            executor,
+            rewriteToSemanticNonNull: false,
+            TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // assert
+        Assert.True(File.Exists(result.SchemaFileName));
+        Assert.True(File.Exists(result.SettingsFileName));
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         if (Directory.Exists(_directory))