diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index c0ba565..9857eda 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ import requests
 for i in multimer_pdbid:
     url = f"https://www.rcsb.org/fasta/entry/{i.upper()}"
     response = requests.get(url)
-    output_file = Path('multi') / f"{i}.fasta"
     if output_file.exists():
         continue
+    output_file = Path('multi') / f"{i}.fasta"
     if response.status_code == 200:
         with open(output_file, 'w') as file:
             file.write(response.text)