diff --git a/flow b/flow
index dff78a2..aea635d 100755
--- a/flow
+++ b/flow
@@ -136,15 +136,12 @@ def remove_if_exists(filename):
 
 def main():
     with open("build.flow", "r") as main_build_file:
-        if not os.path.exists(".flow"):
-            os.makedirs(".flow")
-
         """ flow clean """
         for i in sys.argv:
             if i == "clean":
                 # delete the .flow folder
                 if os.path.exists(".flow"):
-                    print("Deleting .flow directory")
+                    print("Removing .flow directory")
                     shutil.rmtree(".flow")
 
                 # delete the mentioned files
@@ -158,6 +155,8 @@ def main():
                 print("Cleaning done")
                 exit(0)
                         
+        if not os.path.exists(".flow"):
+            os.makedirs(".flow")
 
         """ creating data for build process """
         for line in main_build_file: