diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index efadf4218a8..3fe3f8ef0a5 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This serves two purposes:
 - for now removed features.
 
 ### Fixed
+- Fixed a bug where the sitemap and RSS feed generator commands did not work when the `_site/` directory was not present in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1654
 - Realtime Compiler: Fixed responsive dashboard table issue in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1595
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateRssFeed.php b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateRssFeed.php
index ba67a2d62b9..e974d12906b 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateRssFeed.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateRssFeed.php
@@ -6,24 +6,30 @@
 
 use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Framework\Features\BuildTasks\PostBuildTask;
+use Hyde\Framework\Concerns\InteractsWithDirectories;
 use Hyde\Framework\Features\XmlGenerators\RssFeedGenerator;
 
 use function file_put_contents;
 
 class GenerateRssFeed extends PostBuildTask
 {
+    use InteractsWithDirectories;
+
     public static string $message = 'Generating RSS feed';
 
+    protected string $path;
+
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        file_put_contents(
-            Hyde::sitePath(RssFeedGenerator::getFilename()),
-            RssFeedGenerator::make()
-        );
+        $this->path = Hyde::sitePath(RssFeedGenerator::getFilename());
+
+        $this->needsParentDirectory($this->path);
+
+        file_put_contents($this->path, RssFeedGenerator::make());
     }
 
     public function printFinishMessage(): void
     {
-        $this->createdSiteFile('_site/'.RssFeedGenerator::getFilename())->withExecutionTime();
+        $this->createdSiteFile($this->path)->withExecutionTime();
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateSitemap.php b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateSitemap.php
index b45aa2df88b..7e9f54ac3e1 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateSitemap.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/PostBuildTasks/GenerateSitemap.php
@@ -6,24 +6,30 @@
 
 use Hyde\Hyde;
 use Hyde\Framework\Features\BuildTasks\PostBuildTask;
+use Hyde\Framework\Concerns\InteractsWithDirectories;
 use Hyde\Framework\Features\XmlGenerators\SitemapGenerator;
 
 use function file_put_contents;
 
 class GenerateSitemap extends PostBuildTask
 {
+    use InteractsWithDirectories;
+
     public static string $message = 'Generating sitemap';
 
+    protected string $path;
+
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        file_put_contents(
-            Hyde::sitePath('sitemap.xml'),
-            SitemapGenerator::make()
-        );
+        $this->path = Hyde::sitePath('sitemap.xml');
+
+        $this->needsParentDirectory($this->path);
+
+        file_put_contents($this->path, SitemapGenerator::make());
     }
 
     public function printFinishMessage(): void
     {
-        $this->createdSiteFile('_site/sitemap.xml')->withExecutionTime();
+        $this->createdSiteFile($this->path)->withExecutionTime();
     }
 }