diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Io.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Io.kt
index 6f8694a9..a354043e 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Io.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/Io.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Io(val dryRun: Boolean = false) {
     }
 
     fun mkdir(dir: File) {
-        log("rm -rf $dir")
+        log("mkdir $dir")
         if (! dryRun) {
             dir.mkdirs()
         }