diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
index d9de308..830e8ac 100644
--- a/server/Makefile
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ info:
 	@perl -ne 'm/^([a-zA-Z0-9\-]+):/ && print("  $$1\n");' Makefile
 
 build:
+	-mkdir -p ../client/.output/public/
 	$(MAKE) generate
 	cd src/ && CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ../knowyt knowyt.go