diff --git a/mozilla/tools/tinderbox/report-http-status.pl b/mozilla/tools/tinderbox/report-http-status.pl
index fcc6f4e640d..cc776a3ccee 100755
--- a/mozilla/tools/tinderbox/report-http-status.pl
+++ b/mozilla/tools/tinderbox/report-http-status.pl
@@ -71,9 +71,14 @@ sub is_http_alive() {
 {
   my $alive_time = 0;  # Hours http has been up.
   my $alive = 0;
-  my $timefile = "$script_dir/http_alive_timefile.$ARGV[0]";
+  my $timefile = "$script_dir/http_alive_timefiles/$ARGV[0]";
 
 
+  # make sure directory exists
+  unless (-d $timefile) {
+    mkdir "$script_dir/http_alive_timefiles";
+  }
+
   PrintUsage() if $#ARGV == -1;
 
   $alive = is_http_alive();