diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/manifests/cosmos-site.pp b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/manifests/cosmos-site.pp
index 374bf716..52ce3c44 100644
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/manifests/cosmos-site.pp
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/manifests/cosmos-site.pp
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ class swedenconnect_refidp($version="1.0.3",$hostname='localhost') {
   $idp_persistent_id_salt = safe_hiera('idp_persistent_id_salt',NOT_SET);
   $idp_fticks_salt = safe_hiera('idp_fticks_salt',NOT_SET);
   $proxy_header_secret = safe_hiera('proxy_header_secret',NOT_SET);
+  file { ["/etc/swedenconnect-idp"]: ensure => directory } ->
   sunet::docker_run {'swedenconnect-idp':
       image    => 'docker.sunet.se/swedenconnect-idp',
       imagetag => $_version,