diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 32b6305..87c57fa 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ ynh_psql_setup_db --db_user=$db_name --db_name=$db_name
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Installing backend..." --weight=15
 
+
+mkdir -p /etc/vikunja/
+
 tempdir="$(mktemp -d)"
 ynh_setup_source --dest_dir=$tempdir --source_id=vikunja
 ynh_exec_warn_less dpkg -i $tempdir/vikunja-unstable-amd64.deb