diff --git a/modules/people/README.md b/modules/people/README.md
index f1a0c6e..16f06be 100644
--- a/modules/people/README.md
+++ b/modules/people/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ class people::jbarnette {
   $home     = "/Users/${::boxen_user}"
   $my       = "${home}/my"
   $dotfiles = "${my}/dotfiles"
+  
+  file { $my:
+    ensure  => directory
+  }
 
   repository { $dotfiles:
     source  => 'jbarnette/dotfiles',