diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-install b/tools/test/bin/onos-install
index b17e4a9..604acab 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-install
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-install
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 
     # Remove any previous ON.Lab bits from ~/.m2 repo and re-stage it.
     rm -fr ~/.m2/repository/org/onosproject
-    cp -r $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/$KARAF_DIST/system/org/onosproject ~/.m2/repository/org/onosproject
+    mkdir -p ~/.m2/repository/org
+    cp -r $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/$KARAF_DIST/system/org/onosproject ~/.m2/repository/org
 
     [ ! -z "$mvn_settings" ] && cp /tmp/settings.xml ~/.m2/settings.xml