diff --git a/templates/bats.yml b/templates/bats.yml
index 5ef50f2124fe14c0ed5b976ce5cd22c19093890a..12e3c24c3f3ca5d1906c0b350a341c906ff67313 100644
--- a/templates/bats.yml
+++ b/templates/bats.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bats:
   image: registry.shore.co.il/ci-images:bats
   tags: [ns4.shore.co.il]
   before_script:
-    - mkdir reports
+    - mkdir -p reports
   script:
     - bats --timing --recursive --formatter junit tests/ | tee reports/bats.xml
   variables: