diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.sh b/oh-my-zsh.sh
index a7de646f2..8995d7e3e 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.sh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ if [[ -z "$ZSH_CACHE_DIR" ]]; then
   ZSH_CACHE_DIR="$ZSH/cache"
 fi
 
+# Create the ZSH_CACHE_DIR if it doesn't exist
+if [[ ! -d $ZSH_CACHE_DIR ]]; then
+  mkdir -p $ZSH_CACHE_DIR
+fi
+
 
 # Load all of the config files in ~/oh-my-zsh that end in .zsh
 # TIP: Add files you don't want in git to .gitignore