diff --git a/scripts/unlock.sh b/scripts/unlock.sh
index e40bb61..e0f7133 100644
--- a/scripts/unlock.sh
+++ b/scripts/unlock.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null # Deactivate SC1090
 source "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${0}")")/base.sh"
 echo "Unlocking directory $DECRYPTED_PATH..."
-echo "Creating directory $DECRYPTED_PATH..."
-mkdir "$DECRYPTED_PATH"
+if [ ! -d "$DECRYPTED_PATH" ]
+  then
+    echo "Creating directory $DECRYPTED_PATH..."
+    mkdir "$DECRYPTED_PATH"
+fi
 echo "Encrypting directory $DECRYPTED_PATH to $DECRYPTED_PATH..."
 encfs "$ENCRYPTED_PATH" "$DECRYPTED_PATH" && echo "ATTENTION: DATA IS NOW DECRYPTED!"