diff --git a/lib/ronin/repos/cli/commands/new.rb b/lib/ronin/repos/cli/commands/new.rb
index e0a4f1e..4727f75 100644
--- a/lib/ronin/repos/cli/commands/new.rb
+++ b/lib/ronin/repos/cli/commands/new.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ def run(path)
             @github_user = Core::Git.github_user || ENV['USER']
 
             mkdir path
+            mkdir File.join(path,'exploits')
+            mkdir File.join(path,'payloads')
             erb 'README.md.erb', File.join(path,'README.md')
 
             Dir.chdir(path) do
diff --git a/spec/cli/commands/new_spec.rb b/spec/cli/commands/new_spec.rb
index 0c892aa..85084b1 100644
--- a/spec/cli/commands/new_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cli/commands/new_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
       expect(File.directory?(@path)).to be(true)
     end
 
+    it "must create the exploits/ directory within the repo directory" do
+      expect(File.directory?(File.join(@path,'exploits'))).to be(true)
+    end
+
+    it "must create the payloads/ directory within the repo directory" do
+      expect(File.directory?(File.join(@path,'payloads'))).to be(true)
+    end
+
     it "must create a git repository within the directory" do
       expect(File.directory?(File.join(@path,'.git'))).to be(true)
     end