diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/20-directories b/root/etc/cont-init.d/20-directories
index 89c102d83430ed2c5913945e1d52127a6763ca52..12ae70367b73dff9f09bbeb429e43bfeace45de1 100755
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/20-directories
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/20-directories
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv sh
-mkdir /data
+mkdir -p /data
 mkdir -p /run/postgresql
 mkdir -p /run/nginx
 mkdir -p /var/log/funkwhale