diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0a226b0a..2521ab75 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ before_script:
   - cd barge
   - git checkout v3
   - export ADDRESS_FILE="${HOME}/.ocean/ocean-contracts/artifacts/address.json"
+  - mkdir "${HOME}/.ocean/"
+  - mkdir "${HOME}/.ocean/ocean-contracts/"
+  - mkdir "${HOME}/.ocean/ocean-contracts/artifacts"
   - touch $ADDRESS_FILE
   - echo "{}" >> $ADDRESS_FILE
   - export AQUARIUS_URI="http://172.15.0.5:5000"