diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aacf19a..fb5c9fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ input/
 /lib/bliss-0.73/*.o
 lib/bliss-0.73/bliss
 lib/bliss-0.73/libbliss.a
-
+bin/*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee1c6d8..5ab1a51 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ OBJECTS=$(SOURCE:.cpp=.o)
 TARGETS=bin/clique_find bin/triangle_count bin/motif_count bin/trans_closure bin/fsm
 #TARGETS=bin/clique_find bin/triangle_count bin/motif_count bin/trans_closure bin/pagerank bin/fsm bin/pr_cf bin/cc
 
-all: bliss $(SOURCES) $(TARGETS)
+all: setup bliss $(SOURCES) $(TARGETS)
 
 #bin/clique_find: bliss src/apps/cliquefinding.cpp $(OBJECTS)
 #	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ src/apps/cliquefinding.cpp $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS)
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ bliss:
 	make -C lib/bliss-0.73/
 
 
+setup:
+	mkdir -p bin
+
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGETS) $(OBJECTS)
 	make -C lib/bliss-0.73/ clean