diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 7261101..be0b322 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ for volume in ${volumes}; do
     tar -cvzf "/destination/${volume}.tar.gz" -C "/${volume}" .
 done
 
+mkdir -p "${backup_path}/db"
 docker exec "${PREFIX}-db" \
   /usr/bin/mysqldump \
   -u root \