diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 300589b..77999b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -325,17 +325,20 @@ load-test:
 # CPU profiling for HTTP LoadTestSuite (MediumLoad only for speed)
 profile-load:
 	@echo "CPU profiling MediumLoad HTTP load test..."
+	@mkdir -p tests/bin
 	go test ./tests/load -run TestLoadProfile_Medium -count=1 -cpuprofile tests/bin/cpu_load.out
 	@echo "${OK} CPU profile written to cpu_load.out (inspect with: go tool pprof tests/bin/cpu_load.out)"
 
 profile-load-norate:
 	@echo "CPU profiling MediumLoad HTTP load test (no rate limiting)..."
+	@mkdir -p tests/bin
 	go test ./tests/load -run TestLoadProfile_Medium -count=1 -cpuprofile tests/bin/cpu_load.out -v -args -profile-norate
 	@echo "${OK} CPU profile written to cpu_load.out (inspect with: go tool pprof tests/bin/cpu_load.out)"
 
 # CPU profiling for WebSocket → Redis queue → worker path
 profile-ws-queue:
 	@echo "CPU profiling WebSocket queue integration test..."
+	@mkdir -p tests/bin
 	go test ./tests/integration -run WebSocketQueue -count=5 -cpuprofile tests/bin/cpu_ws.out
 	@echo "${OK} CPU profile written to cpu_ws.out (inspect with: go tool pprof tests/bin/cpu_ws.out)"