diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4926250..c5c91f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog: rich-codex
 
+## Version 1.2.6 (2022-10-03)
+
+- 🐛 Handle `OSError` when creating directories with a log message instead of crashing
+
 ## Version 1.2.5 (2022-08-25)
 
 - 🐛 Tweak output whitespace, fix use of `Path.absolute()` ([#39](https://github.com/ewels/rich-codex/pull/39))
diff --git a/src/rich_codex/__init__.py b/src/rich_codex/__init__.py
index c390601..f3a75de 100644
--- a/src/rich_codex/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rich_codex/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 for use with the rich-codex GitHub Action.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.2.5"
+__version__ = "1.2.6"
 
 from rich_codex import rich_img  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/src/rich_codex/rich_img.py b/src/rich_codex/rich_img.py
index e7cfa91..550906e 100644
--- a/src/rich_codex/rich_img.py
+++ b/src/rich_codex/rich_img.py
@@ -497,7 +497,11 @@ def save_images(self):
         for filename in self.img_paths:
 
             # Make directories if necessary
-            Path(filename).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            try:
+                Path(filename).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            except OSError:
+                log.error(f"Invalid path: {filename}")
+                continue
 
             # If already made this image, copy it from the last destination
             if filename.lower().endswith(".png") and png_img is not None: