diff --git a/pydu/file.py b/pydu/file.py
index 699537d..4bae1e8 100644
--- a/pydu/file.py
+++ b/pydu/file.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import shutil
 
 
 # todo tests and docs
-def makedirs(path, mode=0o755, ignore_errors=False, exist_ok=True):
+def makedirs(path, mode=0o755, ignore_errors=False, exist_ok=False):
     if exist_ok and os.path.exists(path):
         return
     try: