diff --git a/dlibrary/dlibrary.py b/dlibrary/dlibrary.py
index f6d4e7a..07a584b 100755
--- a/dlibrary/dlibrary.py
+++ b/dlibrary/dlibrary.py
@@ -373,11 +373,14 @@ def collate(args):
     collation_staging_area = args.destdir / 'site' / 'images-staging'
     collation_staging_area.mkdir(parents=True)
 
+    collation_area = args.destdir / 'site' / 'images'
+    collation_area.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
     for work_path in extraction_dir.iterdir():
         work_id = work_path.name
 
-        collation_dir = args.destdir / 'site' / 'images' / work_id
-        if collation_dir.exists():
+        work_collation_dir = collation_area / work_id
+        if work_collation_dir.exists():
             continue
 
         virtual = cur.execute("SELECT virtual FROM works WHERE id = ?", (work_id,)).fetchone()
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ def collate(args):
         pages_collated = collate_from_paths([hint_map.get(work_id, work_path)], work_staging_dir, 0, [])
         if pages_collated:
             print(f'Collated {pages_collated} pages for {work_id}')
-            work_staging_dir.rename(collation_dir)
+            work_staging_dir.rename(work_collation_dir)
         else:
             if work_staging_dir.is_dir():
                 for f in work_staging_dir.iterdir():
@@ -603,13 +606,16 @@ def manual_collate(args):
     else:
         groups = [[extraction_dir / work_id]]
 
-    collation_dir = args.destdir / 'site' / 'images' / work_id
-    if collation_dir.exists():
-        if len(list(collation_dir.iterdir())) > 0:
+    collation_area = args.destdir / 'site' / 'images'
+    collation_area.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    work_collation_dir = collation_area / work_id
+    if work_collation_dir.exists():
+        if len(list(work_collation_dir.iterdir())) > 0:
             print(f'Collation directory already exists!')
             return
         else:
-            collation_dir.rmdir()
+            work_collation_dir.rmdir()
 
     nonexistent = [path for group in (groups + [exclusions]) for path in group if not path.exists()]
     if len(nonexistent) > 0:
@@ -637,7 +643,7 @@ def manual_collate(args):
 
     if pages_collated:
         print(f'Collated {pages_collated} pages for {work_id}')
-        work_staging_dir.rename(collation_dir)
+        work_staging_dir.rename(work_collation_dir)
     else:
         for f in work_staging_dir.iterdir():
             f.unlink()