diff --git a/backend/app/service/commands/compress.go b/backend/app/service/commands/compress.go
index b98838f..bdf62da 100644
--- a/backend/app/service/commands/compress.go
+++ b/backend/app/service/commands/compress.go
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ func Serve(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 func commandCompress(dir string) error {
 	dstPath := filepath.Join(dir, "compressed")
 	// check if the directory exists
-	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create directory: %s", dir)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dstPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(dstPath, 0o755); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create directory: %s", dstPath)
 		}
 	}
 	if err := readDB(dir); err != nil {