diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
index e9109f4d2e..92bdd243b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: create kubeconfig file
         run: |
+          mkdir -p /home/runner/.kube
           echo "${{ secrets.E2E_KUBERNETES_KUBECONFIG }}" > /home/runner/.kube/config
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0