diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 41a2b72b4..714a2ff36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         mkdir -p ./wlan-pki/testCA/private
+        mkdir -p ./wlan-pki/generated
         echo "${{ env.CACERT }}" | base64 -d > ./wlan-pki/testCA/cacert.pem
         echo "${{ env.CAKEY }}" | base64 -d > ./wlan-pki/testCA/private/cakey.pem
         ./wlan-pki/generate_all.sh true