diff --git a/.github/workflows/proxy-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/proxy-tests.yml
index 321cf3efd31..36df6b22078 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proxy-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proxy-tests.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: generate self-signed SSL certs
         run: |
+          mkdir -p /home/runner/work/Blot/Blot/config/openresty/data
           openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /home/runner/work/Blot/Blot/config/openresty/data/selfsigned.key -out /home/runner/work/Blot/Blot/config/openresty/data/selfsigned.crt -subj "/C=US/ST=Oregon/L=Portland/O=Company Name/OU=Org/CN=localhost"
 
       - name: Set up Redis