diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14eee83..cb07af2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ CN ?= localhost
 SAN ?= DNS:localhost,IP:127.0.0.1
 
 generate_server_cert:
+	mkdir -p ./certs
 	openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout ./certs/ssl_key.pem \
 	-out ./certs/ssl_cert.pem -days 36500 -nodes \
 	-subj "/CN=$(CN)" \
 	-addext "subjectAltName = $(SAN)"
 
 generate_client_cert:
+	mkdir -p ./certs
 	openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout ./certs/ssl_client_key.pem \
  	-out ./certs/ssl_client_cert.pem -days 36500 -nodes \
 	-subj "/CN=$(CN)" \
@@ -112,4 +114,4 @@ test:
 	TEST_INTEGRATION=false go test ./... -v -p 1
 
 serve:
-	go run main.go serve
\ No newline at end of file
+	go run main.go serve