diff --git a/script/setup b/script/setup
index 2e2dbcc6..a79c7be4 100755
--- a/script/setup
+++ b/script/setup
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 source "$(dirname "${0}")"/../script/include/global_header.inc.sh
 
 # create upload directory for app
-mkdir uploads | true
+mkdir -p uploads
 
 # Enable database resetting
 RESET_DB="true"