diff --git a/python/mesa_pd/Module.py b/python/mesa_pd/Module.py
index dc94b5fbf74c75521c5a1137225108a35db43ade..eec965f3ec53835682bb2037f245ea59c29e9465 100644
--- a/python/mesa_pd/Module.py
+++ b/python/mesa_pd/Module.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Module:
         for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(self.context['module_path']):
             for filename in filenames:
                 filedata = None
-                print(f'{root}/{filename}')
+                # print(f'renaming module name: {root}/{filename}')
                 with open(f'{root}/{filename}', 'r') as file:
                     filedata = file.read()
 
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class Module:
 
         mesa_pd_folder = (Path(__file__).parents[2] / 'src' / 'mesa_pd').resolve()
         if (mesa_pd_folder != self.context['module_path']):
+            if not self.context['module_path'].exists():
+                self.context['module_path'].mkdir()
             shutil.rmtree(self.context['module_path'])
             shutil.copytree(mesa_pd_folder, self.context['module_path'])
 
diff --git a/python/mesa_pd/utility.py b/python/mesa_pd/utility.py
index b5a86337d29245a4aaff6454b0fb90ae8622ea4d..0475b988bf62325eee7be8f4c48c8225ad86cd88 100644
--- a/python/mesa_pd/utility.py
+++ b/python/mesa_pd/utility.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def generate_file(path, template, context={}, filename=None):
     if filename == None:
         filename = template.replace(".templ", "")
     env = get_jinja_environment()
+    if not (path / filename).exists():
+        print(f"{TerminalColor.YELLOW}skipping: {(path / filename)}{TerminalColor.DEFAULT}")
+        return
     print(f"generating: {(path / filename)}")
     with open(path / filename, "wb") as fout:
         content = env.get_template(template).render(context)