diff --git a/setup-daemon.sh b/setup-daemon.sh
index 9916711..7d6a138 100644
--- a/setup-daemon.sh
+++ b/setup-daemon.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+mkdir -p /etc/docker
+
 cat <<EOF > /etc/docker/daemon.json
 {
     "insecure-registries": ["http://nexus-repo-nexus-repository-manager.default.svc.cluster.local:5000"]