diff --git a/projects/kubernetes/boot.sh b/projects/kubernetes/boot.sh
index f404c3fc1..05eee2c88 100755
--- a/projects/kubernetes/boot.sh
+++ b/projects/kubernetes/boot.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ if [ -n "${KUBE_CLEAR_STATE}" ] ; then
     fi
 fi
 
+mkdir -p "${state}"
 touch $state/metadata.json
 if [ -n "${kubeadm_data}" ] ; then
     echo "{  \"kubeadm\": { \"entries\": { ${kubeadm_data} } } }" > $state/metadata.json