diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e281e9bd5f204acee45e2c39ea9075c52494677c..922d878ee1d439c782591241030cc9ec9ee5c2a0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ basice2e:
   stage: basice2e
   image: $DOCKER_IMAGE
   script:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.elixxir
     - echo $PWD
     - cd basice2e
     - ./run.sh