diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2 b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
index 6dc1ce2a69..e82144bdce 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildmaster-configure/templates/taskotron.master.cfg.j2
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def today(props):
 artifactsdir = Interpolate('{{ public_artifacts_dir }}/%(prop:uuid)s/%(kw:today)s', today=today)
 
 # create artifacts dir on master
-factory.addStep(MasterShellCommand(command=["mkdir", '-m', '0755', artifactsdir],
+factory.addStep(MasterShellCommand(command=["mkdir", '-p', '-m', '0755', artifactsdir],
                                    descriptionDone=['Create artifacs dir']))
 
 # copy artifacts to master