diff --git a/backend/install-sdk.sh b/backend/install-sdk.sh
index 2f5177a8d..56edaa3dd 100755
--- a/backend/install-sdk.sh
+++ b/backend/install-sdk.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ if [ "$0" != "./install-sdk.sh" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+frontend="../frontend/dist/static"
+[ -d "$frontend" ] || mkdir -p "$frontend"
+
 if [ -z "$OS_ARCH" ]; then
   export OS_ARCH=$(uname -m)
 fi
@@ -15,4 +18,4 @@ fi
 cargo install --path=. --no-default-features --features=js_engine,sdk,cli --locked
 startbox_loc=$(which startbox)
 ln -sf $startbox_loc $(dirname $startbox_loc)/start-cli
-ln -sf $startbox_loc $(dirname $startbox_loc)/start-sdk
\ No newline at end of file
+ln -sf $startbox_loc $(dirname $startbox_loc)/start-sdk