diff --git a/services/AUTOMATIC1111/entrypoint.sh b/services/AUTOMATIC1111/entrypoint.sh
index 985f6f1a3..5cdaacf87 100755
--- a/services/AUTOMATIC1111/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/services/AUTOMATIC1111/entrypoint.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ if [ ! -f /data/config/auto/styles.csv ]; then
 fi
 
 # copy models from original models folder
+mkdir -p /data/models/VAE-approx/ /data/models/karlo/
+
 rsync -a --info=NAME ${ROOT}/models/VAE-approx/ /data/models/VAE-approx/
 rsync -a --info=NAME ${ROOT}/models/karlo/ /data/models/karlo/