diff --git a/runansible b/runansible
index 3f731f2ae..8368c0312 100755
--- a/runansible
+++ b/runansible
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ then
   cd $XSCE_DIR
 else
   XSCE_DIR=/opt/iiab/iiab
+  mkdir -p /etc/iiab
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f iiab.yml ]