diff --git a/jobs/gerrit/templates/gerrit_init.ctl.erb b/jobs/gerrit/templates/gerrit_init.ctl.erb
index 8687e9e..ca15af4 100644
--- a/jobs/gerrit/templates/gerrit_init.ctl.erb
+++ b/jobs/gerrit/templates/gerrit_init.ctl.erb
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ cp -pf $JOB_DIR/config/replication.config $CONFIG_DIR/
 # Gerrit Hooks setup
 rm -rf $HOOKS_DIR
 cp -r $PACKAGE_DIR/gerrit_hooks $HOOKS_DIR
+mkdir -p $HOOKS_DIR/patchset_notification/config
 cp -pf $JOB_DIR/config/gerrit_hooks.yml $HOOKS_DIR/patchset_notification/config/
 cp -pf $JOB_DIR/config/notification_config.yml $HOOKS_DIR/patchset_notification/config/
 <% if properties.gerrit.pair_mode %>