diff --git a/setup_backup_cron.sh b/setup_backup_cron.sh
index 5e6e01d..2453053 100755
--- a/setup_backup_cron.sh
+++ b/setup_backup_cron.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+mkdir backups
 (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "* */12 * * * $(pwd)/backup.sh") | crontab -