diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 3ad8d40..1bf5344 100644
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ ynh_script_progression --message="Setting up frontend..." --weight=1
 # Download, check integrity, uncompress and patch the source from app.src
 ynh_setup_source --dest_dir="$install_dir/front" --source_id="front"
 ynh_setup_source --dest_dir="$install_dir/backend" --source_id="back"
+
+mkdir -p "$install_dir/backend/files"
 tempdir="$(mktemp -d)"
 back="$(find $tempdir -name "vikunja-*" \! -name "*.sha256")"
 cp "$back" "$install_dir/backend/vikunja"