diff --git a/prepare-vms/lib/commands.sh b/prepare-vms/lib/commands.sh
index 9ef9bd0a..d7a2402b 100644
--- a/prepare-vms/lib/commands.sh
+++ b/prepare-vms/lib/commands.sh
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ _cmd_docker() {
 
     # Add registry mirror configuration.
     if ! [ -f /etc/docker/daemon.json ]; then
+    	sudo mkdir -p /etc/docker
         echo '{\"registry-mirrors\": [\"https://mirror.gcr.io\"]}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
         sudo systemctl restart docker
     fi