diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/templates/start.sh b/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/templates/start.sh
index 1c12d2463c..82551534a0 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/templates/start.sh
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/templates/start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-exec /bin/mkdir -p /tmp/ssl_db && \
-  /usr/lib64/squid/security_file_certgen -c -s /tmp/ssl_db -M 4096 && \
+exec /usr/lib64/squid/security_file_certgen -c -s /tmp/ssl_db -M 4096 && \
   /sbin/squid -z && \
   /sbin/squid --foreground -f /etc/squid/squid.conf