diff --git a/bin/setup_directus.sh b/bin/setup_directus.sh
index 3e4f775..f4dc1a8 100644
--- a/bin/setup_directus.sh
+++ b/bin/setup_directus.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ port=8055
 key=$(head -c 16 /dev/urandom | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')
 secret=$(head -c 16 /dev/urandom | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')
 
-su -s /bin/bash -c "mkdir ${CMS_DIRECTORY} &&\
-mkdir ${CMS_DIRECTORY}/uploads &&\
+su -s /bin/bash -c "mkdir ${CMS_DIRECTORY}/uploads &&\
+touch ${env_file} &&\
 echo \"HOST='${ip}'\" >> ${env_file} &&\
 echo \"PORT=${port}\" >> ${env_file} &&\
 echo \"PUBLIC_URL='https://cms.${DOMAIN_NAME}'\" >> ${env_file} &&\