diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 957d241..d6eb7f4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ install_gateway() {
         package.json \
         $working_dir
     sudo cp berrynet-manager /usr/local/bin
+    # FIXME: image dir should be created by program
+    mkdir -p /usr/local/berrynet/inference/image
     # install npm dependencies
     pushd $working_dir > /dev/null
     sudo npm install --unsafe-perm