diff --git a/dvc/data_cloud.py b/dvc/data_cloud.py
index 29f7d6275..5df1b28c8 100644
--- a/dvc/data_cloud.py
+++ b/dvc/data_cloud.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class DataCloudBase(object):
     def pull(self, item):
         fname = item.resolved_cache.dvc
         key_name = self.cache_file_key(fname)
-
+        self.create_directory(item)
         return self._import(self.storage_bucket, key_name, fname, item)
 
     def import_data(self, url, item):
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ class DataCloudBase(object):
         if os.path.isfile(item.resolved_cache.dvc):
             return self.push(item)
         else:
-            self.create_directory(item)
             return self.pull(item)
 
     def create_directory(self, item):
diff --git a/functest/test-sync-aws.sh b/functest/test-sync-aws.sh
index 798565c13..736bf982d 100755
--- a/functest/test-sync-aws.sh
+++ b/functest/test-sync-aws.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ if [[ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" && "$TRAVIS_SECURE_ENV_VARS" == "true" ]
 	dvc_info "Checking status"
 	dvc status data/xml
 
+	dvc_info "Removing all cache"
+	rm -rf .cache/xml
+
+	dvc_info "Checking status"
+	dvc status data/xml
+
+	dvc_info "Pulling data"
+	dvc pull data/xml
+
 	dvc_clean_cloud_aws
 fi