diff --git a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/storage.py b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/storage.py
index 55f375fb4..62d0858a0 100644
--- a/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/storage.py
+++ b/contrib/opencensus-ext-azure/opencensus/ext/azure/common/storage.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 from opencensus.common.schedule import PeriodicTask
 
+try:
+  from pathlib import Path
+except ImportError:
+  from pathlib2 import Path  # python 2 backport
+
 
 def _fmt(timestamp):
     return timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S.%f')
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
     def _maintenance_routine(self, silent=False):
         try:
             if not os.path.isdir(self.path):
-                os.makedirs(self.path)
+                os.makedirs(self.path, exist_ok=True)
         except Exception:
             if not silent:
                 raise