diff --git a/install/pulse-install.sh b/install/pulse-install.sh
index 902126828..83d5dfd8a 100644
--- a/install/pulse-install.sh
+++ b/install/pulse-install.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
+mkdir -p /etc/pulse
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pulse" "rcourtman/Pulse" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/pulse" "*-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 chown -R pulse:pulse /etc/pulse /opt/pulse
 msg_ok "Installed Pulse"