diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 79f13cfab4451d1b0e0ce250c8b4a6c3b81ac55d..3cb08616c9726cc00590c36eb8838e76fc3821e8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ before_script:
   - pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   - mkdir /etc/aura
   - mkdir /var/log/aura
+  - mkdir -p /opt/aura/engine/src/liquidsoap
   - pwd
   - cp config/sample-production.engine.ini config/engine.ini