diff --git a/lib/admin/admin-server.js b/lib/admin/admin-server.js
index 910ec697..06a0d0b5 100644
--- a/lib/admin/admin-server.js
+++ b/lib/admin/admin-server.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const helmet = require('helmet')
 const WebSocket = require('ws')
 const http = require('http')
 const SocketIo = require('socket.io')
+const makeDir = require('make-dir')
 const _ = require('lodash/fp')
 
 const machineLoader = require('../machine-loader')
@@ -250,10 +251,12 @@ const certOptions = {
 
 app.use(serveStatic(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'public')))
 
-if (fs.existsSync(idPhotoCardBasedir)) {
-  app.use('/id-card-photo', serveStatic(idPhotoCardBasedir, {index: false}))
+if (!fs.existsSync(idPhotoCardBasedir)) {
+  makeDir.sync(idPhotoCardBasedir)
 }
 
+app.use('/id-card-photo', serveStatic(idPhotoCardBasedir, {index: false}))
+
 function register (req, res, next) {
   const otp = req.query.otp