diff --git a/atomics/Indexes/index.yaml b/atomics/Indexes/index.yaml
index e18fec81..abc81412 100644
--- a/atomics/Indexes/index.yaml
+++ b/atomics/Indexes/index.yaml
@@ -93682,10 +93682,9 @@ credential-access:
           0} else {exit 1}
 
           '
-        get_prereq_command: 'invoke-webrequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1110.004/src/bruteforce.txt?raw=true"
-          -outfile "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\bruteforce.txt"
-
-          '
+        get_prereq_command: |
+          New-Item -Type Directory "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\" -ErrorAction Ignore -Force | Out-Null
+          invoke-webrequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1110.004/src/bruteforce.txt?raw=true" -outfile "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\bruteforce.txt"
       executor:
         name: powershell
         elevation_required: false
diff --git a/atomics/Indexes/windows-index.yaml b/atomics/Indexes/windows-index.yaml
index d4956e45..59317de6 100644
--- a/atomics/Indexes/windows-index.yaml
+++ b/atomics/Indexes/windows-index.yaml
@@ -80445,10 +80445,9 @@ credential-access:
           0} else {exit 1}
 
           '
-        get_prereq_command: 'invoke-webrequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1110.004/src/bruteforce.txt?raw=true"
-          -outfile "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\bruteforce.txt"
-
-          '
+        get_prereq_command: |
+          New-Item -Type Directory "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\" -ErrorAction Ignore -Force | Out-Null
+          invoke-webrequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1110.004/src/bruteforce.txt?raw=true" -outfile "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\bruteforce.txt"
       executor:
         name: powershell
         elevation_required: false
diff --git a/atomics/T1110.004/T1110.004.md b/atomics/T1110.004/T1110.004.md
index 38621f89..3e0a6bc9 100644
--- a/atomics/T1110.004/T1110.004.md
+++ b/atomics/T1110.004/T1110.004.md
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ if (test-path "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\bruteforce.txt"){exit 0}
 ```
 ##### Get Prereq Commands:
 ```powershell
+New-Item -Type Directory "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\" -ErrorAction Ignore -Force | Out-Null
 invoke-webrequest "https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1110.004/src/bruteforce.txt?raw=true" -outfile "PathToAtomicsFolder\..\ExternalPayloads\bruteforce.txt"
 ```