diff --git a/setup/mariadb_setup.sh b/setup/mariadb_setup.sh
index 74b7f0ee..211aa86a 100644
--- a/setup/mariadb_setup.sh
+++ b/setup/mariadb_setup.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EOF
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl restart $(basename $(dirname $GETTY_OVERRIDE) | sed 's/\.d//')
 service apache2 stop
-mkdir /var/log/apache2
+mkdir -p /var/log/apache2
 chmod 750 /var/log/apache2
 chown root:adm /var/log/apache2
 service apache2 start