diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 26032e5..816a8fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # echo "$(pg_config --bindir)" >> $GITHUB_PATH
           export PGDATA="$RUNNER_TEMP/pgdata"
+          mkdir -p $PGDATA
           pg_ctl start
           # sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
           # pg_isready