diff --git a/.gitlab/ci_templates/kaniko.yml b/.gitlab/ci_templates/kaniko.yml
index cc59b5157fe75e7cf937772157924cee7bb0efbb..93dfd3654795e98931f1a516db2babfa15291ee6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci_templates/kaniko.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci_templates/kaniko.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     entrypoint: [""]
   script:
+    - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker/
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
     - if [ -n "${KANIKO_BUILD_IMAGENAME}" ]; then  export IMAGENAME="/${KANIKO_BUILD_IMAGENAME}"; fi
     - /kaniko/executor --cache=true --context ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/${KANIKO_CONTEXT:-.} --dockerfile ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/${KANIKO_CONTEXT:-.}/Dockerfile --destination ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}${IMAGENAME}:${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG} ${KANIKO_ADDITIONAL_ARGS}