diff --git a/manifests/script.pp b/manifests/script.pp
index d940ea1..3d1ace0 100644
--- a/manifests/script.pp
+++ b/manifests/script.pp
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class sunetdrive::script (
     unless  => "python3 -m pip list | grep drive-utils | grep ${drive_version}",
     require => Package['python3'],
   }
+  file { '/opt/backups':
+    ensure  => directory,
+    mode => '0700'
+  }
   file { '/opt/backups/scripts':
     ensure  => directory,
     mode => '0700'