diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index c45e2d0..0571cb2 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from ipaddress import IPv4Interface
-from os.path import getmtime
+from os.path import getmtime, exists
 from gitea import change_to_gitea
 
 
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ class Show(Walker):
 
 class Do(Walker):
     def newer(self, files):
+        unix_cmd('mkdir', '-p', str(self.sysypath))
         unix_cmd('cp', *(str(self.dirpath / f) for f in files), str(self.syspath),
                  sudo=not self.syspath.is_relative_to(Path.home()))