diff --git a/superset/initialization/__init__.py b/superset/initialization/__init__.py
index 1531d63b3f4..50e2dc0876d 100644
--- a/superset/initialization/__init__.py
+++ b/superset/initialization/__init__.py
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ class SupersetAppInitializer:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         """
         wtforms_json.init()
 
-        if not os.path.exists(self.config["DATA_DIR"]):
-            os.makedirs(self.config["DATA_DIR"])
+        os.makedirs(self.config["DATA_DIR"], exist_ok=True)
 
     def post_init(self) -> None:
         """