diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7a2c90b..bb16aa9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ firmware:
   before_script:
     - pip install -U platformio
   script:
+    - mkdir .cache
     - mv data/example.config.json data/config.json
     - pio run -t clean
     - pio run