diff --git a/libips/src/repository/file_backend.rs b/libips/src/repository/file_backend.rs
index 6c587f2..1d011c6 100644
--- a/libips/src/repository/file_backend.rs
+++ b/libips/src/repository/file_backend.rs
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ impl Transaction {
         let pkg_manifest_path = publisher_dir.join(format!("{}.manifest", package_name));
         debug!("Manifest path: {}", pkg_manifest_path.display());
 
+        // Create parent directories if they don't exist
+        if let Some(parent) = pkg_manifest_path.parent() {
+            debug!("Creating parent directories: {}", parent.display());
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+
         // Copy to pkg directory
         debug!("Copying manifest from {} to {}", manifest_path.display(), pkg_manifest_path.display());
         fs::copy(&manifest_path, &pkg_manifest_path)?;
diff --git a/run_local_import_test.sh b/run_local_import_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9164e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_local_import_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+export RUST_LOG=debug
+PKG6REPO_PATH="sample_data/pkg6-repo"
+PKG5REPO_PATH="sample_data/sample-repo.p5p"
+PKG6REPO_BIN="./target/debug/pkg6repo"
+
+if [ -d "$PKG6REPO_PATH" ]; then
+  rm -rf $PKG6REPO_PATH
+fi
+
+cargo build
+
+$PKG6REPO_BIN create $PKG6REPO_PATH
+$PKG6REPO_BIN add-publisher -s $PKG6REPO_PATH openindiana.org
+$PKG6REPO_BIN import-pkg5 -s $PKG5REPO_PATH -d $PKG6REPO_PATH