diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e73b7d92c9720a310a634b3145b6ba9c51dea4b1..a8cab8da0c5d9c677828ff6f83fccba80f0f0774 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ generate_config:
   stage: build
   tags:
     - sodium
-  script:  ./bin/gen_ci_config -p test_ -i dummy > config/dummy_config.yml
+  script:
+    - mkdir config && ./bin/gen_ci_config -p test_ -i dummy > config/dummy_config.yml
 
 child-pipeline:
   stage: run