diff --git a/bids/ext/reports/cli.py b/bids/ext/reports/cli.py
index 2cc88c8..d673d09 100644
--- a/bids/ext/reports/cli.py
+++ b/bids/ext/reports/cli.py
@@ -127,5 +127,6 @@ def cli(args: Sequence[str] = None, namespace=None) -> None:
     if not common_patterns:
         LOGGER.warning("No common patterns found.")
     else:
+        output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         with open(output_dir / "report.txt", "w") as f:
             f.write(str(counter.most_common()[0][0]))
diff --git a/bids/ext/reports/parsing.py b/bids/ext/reports/parsing.py
index b59522b..780b541 100644
--- a/bids/ext/reports/parsing.py
+++ b/bids/ext/reports/parsing.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ def institution_info(files: list[BIDSFile]):
     first_file = files[0]
     metadata = first_file.get_metadata()
     if metadata.get("InstitutionName"):
-        print(metadata.get("InstitutionName"))
         return templates.institution_info(metadata)
     else:
         return ""