diff --git a/provisioning/prepare_django.sh b/provisioning/prepare_django.sh
index 87cc70b3..324deaf1 100644
--- a/provisioning/prepare_django.sh
+++ b/provisioning/prepare_django.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 set -euC
 
+mkdir -p .static
 python manage.py migrate --noinput
 python manage.py sync_page_translation_fields
 python manage.py update_translation_fields