diff --git a/tests/common.bash b/tests/common.bash
index 9cf1a8243..8e46070c3 100644
--- a/tests/common.bash
+++ b/tests/common.bash
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ function restart_crio_service() {
 # Configures containerd
 function overwrite_containerd_config() {
 	containerd_config="/etc/containerd/config.toml"
-	sudo rm -f "${containerd_config}"
+	base_config_dir=$(dirname "${containerd_config}")
+	sudo mkdir -p "${base_config_dir}"
 	sudo tee "${containerd_config}" << EOF
 version = 2