diff --git a/build-repository.sh b/build-repository.sh
index 6c790cb..2649b72 100755
--- a/build-repository.sh
+++ b/build-repository.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e -o pipefail
 
+
+mkdir -p /opt/build/cache/repository
 ls /opt/build/cache/repository | (grep -E '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' || '') | sort -u > debs/custom-excludes.txt
 
 bazel run \