diff --git a/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh b/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
index d7b75f167..d508a9d4a 100755
--- a/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
+++ b/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Default location
+mkdir -p "$CONFIGLOCATION" || true
 CONFIGSOURCE="$CONFIGLOCATION"/config.yaml
 
 # Is there a custom path