diff --git a/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config b/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
index b11a9ac..26cda67 100644
--- a/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
+++ b/prosody/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/10-config
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ! -f $PROSODY_CFG ]]; then
     prosodyctl --config $PROSODY_CFG register $JICOFO_AUTH_USER $XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN $JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD
 fi
 
-mkdir /config/certs
+mkdir -p /config/certs
 
 if [[ ! -f /config/certs/$XMPP_DOMAIN.crt ]]; then
     # echo for using all default values