diff --git a/deploy.php b/deploy.php
index d6ee382..6704156 100644
--- a/deploy.php
+++ b/deploy.php
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ task('setup:createDbConfig', function () {
             throw new \RuntimeException('missing db_conf_path option, task stopped');
         }
         if (!test('[ -d $(dirname "{{db_conf_path}}") ]')) {
-            throw new \RuntimeException('configured path {{db_conf_path}} missing, task stopped');
+            run('mkdir -p $(dirname "{{db_conf_path}}")');
+            if (!test('[ -d $(dirname "{{db_conf_path}}") ]')) {
+                throw new \RuntimeException('unable to create configured path {{db_conf_path}}, task stopped');
+            }
         }
         if (!test("[ -f {{db_conf_path}} ]")) {
             run("touch {{db_conf_path}}");