diff --git a/server-ce/init_scripts/00_make_sharelatex_data_dirs.sh b/server-ce/init_scripts/00_make_sharelatex_data_dirs.sh
index b4c1adfcba..f606eff32c 100755
--- a/server-ce/init_scripts/00_make_sharelatex_data_dirs.sh
+++ b/server-ce/init_scripts/00_make_sharelatex_data_dirs.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/sharelatex/data/user_files
 mkdir -p /var/lib/sharelatex/data/compiles
 chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/sharelatex/data/compiles
 
+mkdir -p /var/lib/sharelatex/data/output
+chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/sharelatex/data/output
+
 mkdir -p /var/lib/sharelatex/data/cache
 chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/sharelatex/data/cache