diff --git a/app/ceph.py b/app/ceph.py
index 2a1fd27..19c6a2f 100644
--- a/app/ceph.py
+++ b/app/ceph.py
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ def ceph():
 @click.option("--ceph_url", required=True)
 @click.option("--ssh_username", required=True)
 def setup(ceph_url, ssh_username):
-    os.makedirs("/etc/ceph")
+    os.makedirs("/etc/ceph", exist_ok=True)
     command = f"sftp -b ./ceph_batch_cmd {ssh_username}@{ceph_url}:/etc/ceph"
     subprocess.check_output(command.split())
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