diff --git a/fill_template_vars.sh b/fill_template_vars.sh
index d4dba88..a0f9b90 100755
--- a/fill_template_vars.sh
+++ b/fill_template_vars.sh
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ sed -i "s/<REPO_NAME>/$REPO_NAME/g" $TEMPLATE_FILES
 sed -i "s/<RTD_NAME>/$RTD_NAME/g" $TEMPLATE_FILES
 sed -i "s/<PROJECT_NAME>/$PROJECT_NAME/g" $TEMPLATE_FILES
 sed -i "s/<SHORT_DESCRIPTION>/$SHORT_DESCRIPTION/g" $TEMPLATE_FILES
+
+mkdir $MODULE_NAME
+touch $MODULE_NAME/__init__.py