diff --git a/wpbackup_oasis.sh b/wpbackup_oasis.sh
index dc4a4f5..051396e 100755
--- a/wpbackup_oasis.sh
+++ b/wpbackup_oasis.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ wp_theme_folder="/var/www/wordpress/wp-content/uploads"
  
 ## 3: Path to your backup folder. Replace /home/username/ with path to your home directory.
 backup_folder_path="$HOME/wp_backup.$wp_name"
-mkdir -p $backup_folder_path
+[[ ! -d $backup_folder_path ]] && mkdir -p $backup_folder_path # reduce filesystem stress
 
 # backup MYSQL database, gzip it and send to backup folder.
 mysqldump --opt -u$db_username -p$db_password $db_name | gzip > $backup_folder_path/$db_backup_name