diff --git a/playbooks/backend-server-playbook.yml b/playbooks/backend-server-playbook.yml
index 1b8afb72012a490665d1b9e4964b945473a75893..a0b5609f8c0309eb7bdb22950c3798b6ea1ac4be 100644
--- a/playbooks/backend-server-playbook.yml
+++ b/playbooks/backend-server-playbook.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
       chdir: /tmp/evaluation_system
     environment:
         PYTHON3: "{{ ansible_python_interpreter }}"
+  - name: "create folder freva into the share folder"
+    shell:
+      cmd: mkdir -p "{{ backend_root_dir }}/share/freva/"
+      warn: false 
   - name: Copying Private key files
     copy: src={{backend_private_keyfile}} dest={{ backend_root_dir }}/share/freva/{{ project_name }}.key
   - name: Copying Public key file