diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b58bbf9..1ad0ade 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pages:
       fi
     - rm -rf public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH || true # remove last version of current branch
   script:
+    - mkdir -p public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH
     - cp -R src/* public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH/.
     - cd public/$EPHEMERAL_BRANCHES_PATH
     - tree -d -H '.' -L 1 --noreport --charset utf-8 -T "Versions" -o index.html # generate a root HTML listing all previews for easier access