diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eddf720..126d0df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Use pyinstall to create router_registration_bootstrap distribution binary
       run: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netfoundry/ziti_router_auto_enroll/main/ziti_router_auto_enroll.py; pyinstaller -F router_registration_bootstrap.py --runtime-tmpdir /opt/netfoundry/
     - name: Use pyinstall to create router_registration distribution binary
-      run: pyinstaller -F router_registration.py --runtime-tmpdir /opt/netfoundry/   
+      run: mkdir /opt/netfoundry; pyinstaller -F router_registration.py --runtime-tmpdir /opt/netfoundry/
 
     - name: version
       run: echo "version=$(./dist/router_registration -v)" >> $GITHUB_ENV