diff --git a/importer/main.py b/importer/main.py
index 885d8a06..9cfd3eca 100644
--- a/importer/main.py
+++ b/importer/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import csv
 import json
 import uuid
@@ -876,9 +877,13 @@ def clean_duplicates(users, cascade_delete):
 # Create a csv file and initialize the CSV writer
 def write_csv(data, resource_type, fieldnames):
     logging.info("Writing to csv file")
+    path = 'csv/exports'
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        os.makedirs(path)
+
     current_time = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M")
-    csv_file = f"csv/exports/{current_time}-export_{resource_type}.csv"
-    with open(csv_file, "w", newline="") as file:
+    csv_file = f"{path}/{current_time}-export_{resource_type}.csv"
+    with open(csv_file, 'w', newline='') as file:
         csv_writer = csv.writer(file)
         csv_writer.writerow(fieldnames)
         csv_writer.writerows(data)
diff --git a/importer/test_main.py b/importer/test_main.py
index 6560a3dd..87e3857d 100644
--- a/importer/test_main.py
+++ b/importer/test_main.py
@@ -462,10 +462,11 @@ def test_export_resource_to_csv(
             [
                 "City1",
                 "active",
+                "update",
                 "ba787982-b973-4bd5-854e-eacbe161e297",
                 "ba787 982-b973-4bd5-854e-eacbe161e297",
                 "test location-1",
-                "Location/18fcbc2e-4240-4a84-a270-7a444523d7b6",
+                "18fcbc2e-4240-4a84-a270-7a444523d7b6",
                 "Jurisdiction",
                 "jdn",
                 "Jurisdiction",
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ def test_export_resource_to_csv(
         test_elements = [
             "name",
             "status",
+            "method",
             "id",
             "identifier",
             "parentName",