diff --git a/.build/Pester/QualityTests.pester.build.ps1 b/.build/Pester/QualityTests.pester.build.ps1
index 4b6035b..4d67f51 100644
--- a/.build/Pester/QualityTests.pester.build.ps1
+++ b/.build/Pester/QualityTests.pester.build.ps1
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ task Quality_Tests {
     
     if (!(Test-Path $PesterOutParentFolder)) {
         Write-Verbose "CREATING Pester Results Output Folder $PesterOutParentFolder"
-        $null = mkdir $PesterOutParentFolder -Force
+        $null = New-Item -Path $PesterOutParentFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
     }
 
     if (!(Test-Path $TestResultFileParentFolder)) {
         Write-Verbose "CREATING Test Results Output Folder $TestResultFileParentFolder"
-        $null = mkdir $TestResultFileParentFolder -Force
+        $null = New-Item -Path $TestResultFileParentFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
     }
 
     Push-Location $QualityTestPath
diff --git a/.build/Pester/UnitTests.pester.build.ps1 b/.build/Pester/UnitTests.pester.build.ps1
index 0fb3c23..d4f9763 100644
--- a/.build/Pester/UnitTests.pester.build.ps1
+++ b/.build/Pester/UnitTests.pester.build.ps1
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ task Run_Unit_Tests {
     
     if (!(Test-Path $PesterOutParentFolder)) {
         Write-Verbose "CREATING Pester Results Output Folder $PesterOutParentFolder"
-        $null = mkdir $PesterOutParentFolder -Force
+        $null = New-Item -Path $PesterOutParentFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
     }
 
     if (!(Test-Path $TestResultFileParentFolder)) {
         Write-Verbose "CREATING Test Results Output Folder $TestResultFileParentFolder"
-        $null = mkdir $TestResultFileParentFolder -Force
+        $null = New-Item -Path $TestResultFileParentFolder -ItemType Directory -Force
     }
     
     Push-Location $UnitTestPath