diff --git a/convert-hf-to-gguf-update.py b/convert-hf-to-gguf-update.py
index 01197bd7f..6c01bd169 100755
--- a/convert-hf-to-gguf-update.py
+++ b/convert-hf-to-gguf-update.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ for model in models:
     model_config_path = f"{model_name_or_path}/config.json"
 
     # check dir path
-    if not os.path.exists(model_name_or_path):
+    if not os.path.exists(model_name_or_path):  # TOCTOU
         os.makedirs(model_name_or_path)
     else:
         logger.info(f"Directory {model_name_or_path} already exists - skipping")