diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/develop_server.sh.in b/pelican/tools/templates/develop_server.sh.in
index 732069c2..49f8b1d9 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/develop_server.sh.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/develop_server.sh.in
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ function start_up(){
   $$PELICAN --debug --autoreload -r $$INPUTDIR -o $$OUTPUTDIR -s $$CONFFILE $$PELICANOPTS &
   pelican_pid=$$!
   echo $$pelican_pid > $$PELICAN_PID
+
+  #Wait loop till the output directory created since pelican server runs at the background
+  while [ ! -e $$OUTPUTDIR ];
+  do
+      sleep 1
+  done
+
   cd $$OUTPUTDIR
   $PY -m pelican.server $$port &
   srv_pid=$$!