diff --git a/src/obidms.c b/src/obidms.c
index 872f383..afdfc27 100644
--- a/src/obidms.c
+++ b/src/obidms.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_path)
 	if (mkdirat(dms_file_descriptor, INDEXER_DIR_NAME, 00777) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_INDEXER_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nProblem creating an indexer directory");
+		obidebug(1, "\nProblem creating the indexer directory");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -290,7 +290,15 @@ OBIDMS_p obi_create_dms(const char* dms_path)
 	if (mkdirat(dms_file_descriptor, VIEW_DIR_NAME, 00777) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nProblem creating a view directory");
+		obidebug(1, "\nProblem creating the view directory");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	// Create the taxonomy directory
+	if (mkdirat(dms_file_descriptor, TAXONOMY_DIR_NAME, 00777) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nProblem creating the taxonomy directory");
 		return NULL;
 	}