diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
index 4c5efa8f1..dc08fc7e1 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ EOF
     ;;
 esac
 
-
+mkdir -p /etc/update-motd.d
 cat<<EOF > /etc/update-motd.d/99-dokku
 #!/bin/sh