diff --git a/tests/test_issues_server.py b/tests/test_issues_server.py
index d36a6b25ad6893731bff9816bb03ffc4e90077a0..557a5249ac988682216c227b6b4462805e9c861c 100644
--- a/tests/test_issues_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_issues_server.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def test_issue_99():
     docker_dir = os.path.join(db.get_config().get("IntegrationTests",
                                                   "test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.server"),
                               "test_issue_99")
+    os.makedirs(local_dir)
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=local_dir) as file_99:
         # Create File entity in CaosDB
         c = db.Container()