diff --git a/app/tools/run.sh b/app/tools/run.sh
index 1782dbd8..d39ac8ee 100755
--- a/app/tools/run.sh
+++ b/app/tools/run.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set -o errexit
 
 echo "Making staticfiles"
 static_dir=staticfiles
+mkdir -p client/dist/static
 if [[ ! -d $static_dir ]] || [[ -z $(ls -A $static_dir) ]]; then
   echo "Executing collectstatic"
   python manage.py collectstatic --noinput;