diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f029dc6..a641999 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ nextcloud-integrationtest:
     - wget -P /etc/apk/keys/ https://alpine-pkgs.sgerrand.com/sgerrand.rsa.pub
     - apk add --no-cache --repository=https://apkproxy.herokuapp.com/sgerrand/alpine-pkg-leiningen leiningen
 
+    - mkdir -p ${HOME}/.kube/
     - curl -f k3s:8081 > ${HOME}/.kube/config
     - kubectl version
     - kubectl cluster-info
@@ -173,3 +174,4 @@ nextcloud-integrationtest:
     - pwd
     - cd ./src/test/resources/local-integration-test/ && ./setup-local-s3-on-k3d.sh
 
+