diff --git a/templates/bats.yml b/templates/bats.yml
index 3ebc804657599458c9dca132426e33286fe5c8e0..79350e3b31b4bf2d175a9d3e713e2f93f9293c3e 100644
--- a/templates/bats.yml
+++ b/templates/bats.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ bats:
   stage: test
   image: registry.shore.co.il/ci-images:bats
   tags: [ns4.shore.co.il]
+  before_script:
+    - mkdir reports
   script:
     - bats --output reports/ --formatter junit tests/
   variables: