diff --git a/installer/build/scripts/systemd/vic_machine_server/configure_vic_machine_server.sh b/installer/build/scripts/systemd/vic_machine_server/configure_vic_machine_server.sh
index 1659801fc9..26f2ad1743 100755
--- a/installer/build/scripts/systemd/vic_machine_server/configure_vic_machine_server.sh
+++ b/installer/build/scripts/systemd/vic_machine_server/configure_vic_machine_server.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function detectHostname {
   fi
 }
 
+mkdir -p ${cert_dir}
 chown -R 10000:10000 ${cert_dir}
 mkdir -p ${log_dir}
 chown -R 10000:10000 ${log_dir}