diff --git a/debian/vitastor-mon.postinst b/debian/vitastor-mon.postinst
index b627d9bb..69efbcc3 100644
--- a/debian/vitastor-mon.postinst
+++ b/debian/vitastor-mon.postinst
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ set -e
 if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
 	addgroup --system --quiet vitastor
 	adduser --system --quiet --ingroup vitastor --no-create-home --home /nonexistent vitastor
+	mkdir -p /etc/vitastor
 fi
diff --git a/debian/vitastor-osd.postinst b/debian/vitastor-osd.postinst
index 3b05abfb..bc6677f8 100644
--- a/debian/vitastor-osd.postinst
+++ b/debian/vitastor-osd.postinst
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
 	addgroup --system --quiet vitastor
 	adduser --system --quiet --ingroup vitastor --no-create-home --home /nonexistent vitastor
 	install -o vitastor -g vitastor -d /var/log/vitastor
+	mkdir -p /etc/vitastor
 fi
diff --git a/rpm/vitastor-el7.spec b/rpm/vitastor-el7.spec
index 18cdd4bc..547d2a3c 100644
--- a/rpm/vitastor-el7.spec
+++ b/rpm/vitastor-el7.spec
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ cp mon/90-vitastor.rules %buildroot/lib/udev/rules.d
 groupadd -r -f vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
 useradd -r -g vitastor -s /sbin/nologin -c "Vitastor daemons" -M -d /nonexistent vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
 install -o vitastor -g vitastor -d /var/log/vitastor
+mkdir -p /etc/vitastor
 
 
 %files -n vitastor-mon
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ install -o vitastor -g vitastor -d /var/log/vitastor
 %pre -n vitastor-mon
 groupadd -r -f vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
 useradd -r -g vitastor -s /sbin/nologin -c "Vitastor daemons" -M -d /nonexistent vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
+mkdir -p /etc/vitastor
 
 
 %files -n vitastor-client
diff --git a/rpm/vitastor-el8.spec b/rpm/vitastor-el8.spec
index 3a6c850c..ea292255 100644
--- a/rpm/vitastor-el8.spec
+++ b/rpm/vitastor-el8.spec
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ cp mon/90-vitastor.rules %buildroot/lib/udev/rules.d
 groupadd -r -f vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
 useradd -r -g vitastor -s /sbin/nologin -c "Vitastor daemons" -M -d /nonexistent vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
 install -o vitastor -g vitastor -d /var/log/vitastor
+mkdir -p /etc/vitastor
 
 
 %files -n vitastor-mon
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ install -o vitastor -g vitastor -d /var/log/vitastor
 %pre -n vitastor-mon
 groupadd -r -f vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
 useradd -r -g vitastor -s /sbin/nologin -c "Vitastor daemons" -M -d /nonexistent vitastor 2>/dev/null ||:
+mkdir -p /etc/vitastor
 
 
 %files -n vitastor-client