diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/Make/MakeModule.php b/src/Console/Commands/Make/MakeModule.php
index 5817e3a..ba330c9 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/Make/MakeModule.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/Make/MakeModule.php
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ public function handle()
 		$this->setUpStyles();
 		
 		$this->newLine();
-		
-		$this->ensureModulesDirectoryExists();
-		
+
 		if ($this->shouldAbortToPublishConfig()) {
 			return 0;
 		}
-		
+
+		$this->ensureModulesDirectoryExists();
+
 		$this->writeStubs();
 		$this->updateCoreComposerConfig();
 		
diff --git a/tests/Commands/Make/MakeModuleTest.php b/tests/Commands/Make/MakeModuleTest.php
index 673821f..220c367 100644
--- a/tests/Commands/Make/MakeModuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Commands/Make/MakeModuleTest.php
@@ -99,4 +99,17 @@ public function test_it_prompts_on_first_module_if_no_custom_namespace_is_set():
 		
 		$this->assertTrue($fs->isDirectory($this->getBasePath().'/app-modules/test-module-two'));
 	}
+
+	public function test_it_does_not_create_an_empty_directory_if_prompt_on_first_module_if_no_custom_namespace_is_set_is_rejected(): void
+	{
+		$fs = $this->filesystem();
+
+		$this->artisan(MakeModule::class, ['name' => 'test-module'])
+			->expectsQuestion('Would you like to cancel and configure your module namespace first?', true)
+			->assertExitCode(0);
+
+		Modules::reload();
+
+		$this->assertFalse($fs->isDirectory($this->getBasePath().'/app-modules/test-module'));
+	}
 }