diff --git a/nixos/hosts/frankfurt-linode-01/containers/derp.nix b/nixos/hosts/frankfurt-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
index a54261d0..42f956b7 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/frankfurt-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/frankfurt-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     services.cron = {
       enable = true;
       systemCronJobs = [
-          ''0 0 * * * root rsync -avr  root@framework-server:/Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/ /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/''
+          ''0 0 * * * root mkdir -p  /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/; rsync -avr  root@framework-server:/Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/ /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/''
       ];
     };
 
diff --git a/nixos/hosts/milan-linode-01/containers/derp.nix b/nixos/hosts/milan-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
index e16f4c0b..f996dfb5 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/milan-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/milan-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     services.cron = {
       enable = true;
       systemCronJobs = [
-          ''0 0 * * * root rsync -avr  root@framework-server:/Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/ /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/''
+          ''0 0 * * * root mkdir -p  /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/; rsync -avr  root@framework-server:/Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/ /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/''
       ];
     };
 
diff --git a/nixos/hosts/osaka-linode-01/containers/derp.nix b/nixos/hosts/osaka-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
index 0cefc0c8..204bd1ba 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/osaka-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/osaka-linode-01/containers/derp.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     services.cron = {
       enable = true;
       systemCronJobs = [
-          ''0 0 * * * root rsync -avr  root@framework-server:/Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/ /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/''
+          ''0 0 * * * root mkdir -p  /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/; rsync -avr  root@framework-server:/Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/ /Storage/Data/Docker/sysctl.io/letsencrypt/''
       ];
     };