diff --git a/sigal/gallery.py b/sigal/gallery.py
index be9d9ce..c8e2647 100644
--- a/sigal/gallery.py
+++ b/sigal/gallery.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from pprint import pformat
 from . import compat
 from .image import process_image
 from .log import colored, BLUE
-from .utils import copy
+from .utils import copy, check_or_create_dir
 from .video import process_video
 from .writer import Writer
 
@@ -356,13 +356,6 @@ def get_metadata(path):
     return meta
 
 
-def check_or_create_dir(path):
-    "Create the directory if it does not exist"
-
-    if not os.path.isdir(path):
-        os.makedirs(path)
-
-
 def zip_files(archive_path, filepaths):
     archive = zipfile.ZipFile(archive_path, 'w')
 
diff --git a/sigal/utils.py b/sigal/utils.py
index 4a40b16..99328cf 100644
--- a/sigal/utils.py
+++ b/sigal/utils.py
@@ -10,3 +10,10 @@ def copy(src, dst, symlink=False):
     if symlink and os.path.lexists(dst):
         os.remove(dst)
     func(src, dst)
+
+
+def check_or_create_dir(path):
+    "Create the directory if it does not exist"
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(path):
+        os.makedirs(path)
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index a87ee3f..4ecbad3 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import os
-from sigal.utils import copy
+from sigal.utils import copy, check_or_create_dir
 
 CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 SAMPLE_DIR = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'sample')
@@ -19,3 +19,16 @@ def test_copy(tmpdir):
     dst = str(tmpdir.join(filename))
     copy(src, dst, symlink=True)
     assert os.path.islink(dst)
+    assert os.readlink(dst) == src
+
+    filename = 'exo20101028-b-full.jpg'
+    src = os.path.join(SAMPLE_DIR, 'pictures', 'dir2', filename)
+    copy(src, dst, symlink=True)
+    assert os.path.islink(dst)
+    assert os.readlink(dst) == src
+
+
+def test_check_or_create_dir(tmpdir):
+    path = str(tmpdir.join('new_directory'))
+    check_or_create_dir(path)
+    assert os.path.isdir(path)