diff --git a/gh-assets-clone.sh b/gh-assets-clone.sh
index a4f93b0e..63bc50f6 100755
--- a/gh-assets-clone.sh
+++ b/gh-assets-clone.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash -x
+#!/bin/bash
 # Script to setup the assets clone of the repository using GIT_ASSETS_BRANCH and
 # GIT_API_KEY.
 
diff --git a/postgres-metrics-get-changes.sh b/postgres-metrics-get-changes.sh
index 85f40b95..37dbfb37 100755
--- a/postgres-metrics-get-changes.sh
+++ b/postgres-metrics-get-changes.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # output by the exporter and then build lists of added/removed metrics.
 
 old_src="$1"
-[ ! -e "$old_src" ] && exit 1
+if [ ! -d "$old_src" ] ; then
+    mkdir -p "$old_src"
+fi
 
 function generate_add_removed() {
     type="$1"