diff --git a/src/dda/backup/core.clj b/src/dda/backup/core.clj
index 93dd9ac..d32a676 100644
--- a/src/dda/backup/core.clj
+++ b/src/dda/backup/core.clj
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 (defn-spec create-aws-credentials! nil?
   [config ::aws-config]
   (let [{:keys [aws-access-key-id aws-secret-access-key]} config]
-    (i/execute! [["mkdir" "/root/.aws"]] {})
+    (i/execute! [["mkdir" "-p" "/root/.aws"]] {})
     (spit "/root/.aws/credentials"
           (str "[default]\n"
                "aws_access_key_id=" aws-access-key-id "\n"