diff --git a/traefik.yml b/traefik.yml
index 5c7d68a..d1a415c 100644
--- a/traefik.yml
+++ b/traefik.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
           sed -i "s/\!PASSWORD\!/$password/g" default-basic-auth-env
           
           . default-basic-auth-env
+          mkdir -p providers
           echo $(htpasswd -nb $USER $PASSWORD) >providers/default-basic-auth.usersfile
 
         backup: yes