diff --git a/.changeset/angry-stingrays-fetch.md b/.changeset/angry-stingrays-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..191c7f29df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-stingrays-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/framework": patch
+---
+
+fix(framework): Fix compiler to create the dist after clean-up
diff --git a/packages/core/framework/src/build-tools/compiler.ts b/packages/core/framework/src/build-tools/compiler.ts
index c697c0fa42..e935bb5e5f 100644
--- a/packages/core/framework/src/build-tools/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/framework/src/build-tools/compiler.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { AdminOptions, ConfigModule, Logger } from "@medusajs/types"
 import { FileSystem, getConfigFile, getResolvedPlugins } from "@medusajs/utils"
 import chokidar from "chokidar"
-import { access, constants, copyFile, rm } from "fs/promises"
+import { access, constants, copyFile, mkdir, rm } from "fs/promises"
 import path from "path"
 import type tsStatic from "typescript"
 
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ export class Compiler {
     )
     await this.#clean(dist)
 
+    /**
+     * Create first the target directory now that everything is clean
+     */
+    await mkdir(dist, { recursive: true })
+
     /**
      * Step 2: Compile TypeScript source code
      */