diff --git a/whisperx/vad.py b/whisperx/vad.py
index 6fac656..0f15630 100644
--- a/whisperx/vad.py
+++ b/whisperx/vad.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ VAD_SEGMENTATION_URL = "https://whisperx.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/model_weight
 
 def load_vad_model(device, vad_onset, vad_offset, use_auth_token=None):
     model_dir = torch.hub._get_torch_home()
+    os.makedirs(model_dir, exist_ok = True)
     model_fp = os.path.join(model_dir, "whisperx-vad-segmentation.bin")
     if os.path.exists(model_fp) and not os.path.isfile(model_fp):
         raise RuntimeError(f"{model_fp} exists and is not a regular file")
@@ -301,4 +302,4 @@ def merge_chunks(segments, chunk_size):
                 "end": curr_end,
                 "segments": seg_idxs,
             })    
-    return merged_segments
\ No newline at end of file
+    return merged_segments