diff --git a/src/core/context.cpp b/src/core/context.cpp
index c752c5c..deeda38 100644
--- a/src/core/context.cpp
+++ b/src/core/context.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ bool context::enabled(level lv)
 
 void context::set_log_file(const fs::path& p)
 {
-	if (!p.empty())
+	// creating directory
+	if (!exists(p.parent_path()))
+		op::create_directories(gcx(), paths::prefix());
+
+	if (!conf::dry() && !p.empty())
 	{
 		HANDLE h = CreateFileW(
 			p.native().c_str(), GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ,