diff --git a/preseedserver.sh b/preseedserver.sh
index da10ce8..67deb91 100755
--- a/preseedserver.sh
+++ b/preseedserver.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LOCALIP=$(hostname -I)
 . .passwd.cfg
 
 #copy the pre-preseed file and update the passwords from the .passwd.cfg file
+mkdir webdir
 cp input.cfg webdir/preseed.cfg
 sed -i "s/@ROOTHASH/$roothash/g" webdir/preseed.cfg
 sed -i "s/@USERHASH/$userhash/g" webdir/preseed.cfg