diff --git a/infrastructure/cdn-in-a-box/traffic_stats/run.sh b/infrastructure/cdn-in-a-box/traffic_stats/run.sh
index be99ce94f3..13860cdff5 100755
--- a/infrastructure/cdn-in-a-box/traffic_stats/run.sh
+++ b/infrastructure/cdn-in-a-box/traffic_stats/run.sh
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ cat <<-EOF >/opt/traffic_stats/conf/traffic_stats_seelog.xml
 </seelog>
 EOF
 
+mkdir -p /var/log/traffic_stats
 touch /var/log/traffic_stats/traffic_stats.log
 
 # Wait for influxdb