diff --git a/attachment.go b/attachment.go
index 6f877d0..0d9639b 100644
--- a/attachment.go
+++ b/attachment.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func AddAttachment(name string, mimeType MimeType, content []byte) error {
 
 func (a *attachment) writeAttachmentFile() error {
 	resultsPathEnv := os.Getenv(resultsPathEnvKey)
+	ensureFolderCreated()
 	if resultsPathEnv == "" {
 		log.Printf("%s environment variable cannot be empty\n", resultsPathEnvKey)
 	}
diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index da6f30a..c36b133 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -123,3 +123,7 @@ func copy(src, dst string) (int64, error) {
 	nBytes, err := io.Copy(destination, source)
 	return nBytes, err
 }
+
+func ensureFolderCreated() {
+	createFolderOnce.Do(createFolderIfNotExists)
+}
diff --git a/test_phase_container.go b/test_phase_container.go
index 0ff8d4c..bd390fb 100644
--- a/test_phase_container.go
+++ b/test_phase_container.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func getCurrentTestPhaseObject(t *testing.T) *testPhaseContainer {
 }
 
 func (c container) writeResultsFile() error {
-	createFolderOnce.Do(createFolderIfNotExists)
+	ensureFolderCreated()
 	copyEnvFileOnce.Do(copyEnvFileIfExists)
 
 	j, err := json.Marshal(c)