diff --git a/projects/demo/etcd/start-infrakit.sh b/projects/demo/etcd/start-infrakit.sh
index 0cf4162f2..d0c37e2ae 100755
--- a/projects/demo/etcd/start-infrakit.sh
+++ b/projects/demo/etcd/start-infrakit.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ INFRAKIT_HOME=~/.infrakit
 IK_PLUGINS=$INFRAKIT_HOME/plugins
 
 rm -rf $INFRAKIT_HOME
+mkdir -p $INFRAKIT_HOME/cli
 
 infrakit-flavor-vanilla &
 infrakit-instance-hyperkit &