diff --git a/images/opentelemetry/rootfs/init_module.sh b/images/opentelemetry/rootfs/init_module.sh
index f1e4b27d7..bac5e64aa 100755
--- a/images/opentelemetry/rootfs/init_module.sh
+++ b/images/opentelemetry/rootfs/init_module.sh
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+mkdir -p /modules_mount/etc/nginx/modules
 cp -R /etc/nginx/modules /modules_mount/etc/nginx/modules