diff --git a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
index d6e34c4a..48b6bdbf 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [[ ! -d ${BACKUP_LOCATION} ]]; then
   if [[ ! ${CREATE_BACKUP_LOCATION,,} =~ ^(yes|y)$ ]]; then
     exit 1
   else
-    mkdir ${BACKUP_LOCATION}
+    mkdir -p ${BACKUP_LOCATION}
     chmod 755 ${BACKUP_LOCATION}
   fi
 else