diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a914c65..862d994 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies: [types-all]
         args: [--explicit-package-bases, --ignore-missing-imports]
         exclude: ^dynamic_importer/samples/|^files/
--   repo: https://github.com/leoll2/copyright_notice_precommit
-    rev: 0.1.1
+-   repo: https://github.com/sbrunner/hooks
+    rev: 1.0.0
     hooks:
-    -   id: copyright-notice
-        args: [--notice=copyright.txt]
+    -   id: copyright
+    -   id: copyright-required
diff --git a/copyright.txt b/copyright.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d16743d..0000000
--- a/copyright.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2024 CloudTruth, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved
-#
diff --git a/src/dynamic_importer/main.py b/src/dynamic_importer/main.py
index f753a8b..ea63d2d 100644
--- a/src/dynamic_importer/main.py
+++ b/src/dynamic_importer/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 CloudTruth, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved
+#
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -72,6 +77,10 @@ def process_configs(file_type, default_values, env_values, output_dir, project):
         raise click.UsageError(
             "At least one of --default-values and --env-values must be provided"
         )
+
+    if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
+        os.makedirs(output_dir)
+
     input_files = {}
     if default_values:
         click.echo(f"Using default values from: {default_values}")
@@ -130,6 +139,7 @@ def regenerate_template(default_values, env_values, file_type, data_file):
         raise click.UsageError(
             "At least one of --default-values and --env-values must be provided"
         )
+
     output_dir = os.path.dirname(data_file) or "."
     input_files = {}
     if default_values:
diff --git a/src/tests/test_cli.py b/src/tests/test_cli.py
index 11d5dfe..7311436 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 CloudTruth, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved
+#
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import pathlib
+import shutil
+import uuid
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 from unittest import mock
 from unittest import TestCase
 
@@ -224,3 +233,30 @@ def test_cli_import_data_json(mock_get, mock_post, tmp_path):
             catch_exceptions=False,
         )
         assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+def test_cli_process_configs_missing_outputdir():
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    current_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+    dest_dir = os.path.join(gettempdir(), f"testproj-{uuid.uuid4()}")
+    try:
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            import_config,
+            [
+                "process-configs",
+                "-t",
+                "dotenv",
+                "-p",
+                "testproj",
+                "--default-values",
+                f"{current_dir}/../../samples/.env.sample",
+                "--output-dir",
+                dest_dir,
+            ],
+            catch_exceptions=False,
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    finally:
+        if os.path.exists(dest_dir):
+            shutil.rmtree(dest_dir)