diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5b4dd4b..b1d67b0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -771,5 +771,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate nginx config
         run: |
+          mkdir -p /etc/nginx/conf.d
           cp $(pwd)/nginx/conf.d/default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
           nginx -t