diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index ee83edb893..43233ed66e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
         python -m pip install -r test-requirements.txt
-    - name: Check for directories TODO remove
+    - name: Make data directory if needed
       run: |
-        ls /home/runner/work
-        ls /home/runner/work/couchdb-cluster-admin
-        ls /home/runner/work/couchdb-cluster-admin/couchdb-cluster-admin
-        ls /home/runner/work/couchdb-cluster-admin/couchdb-cluster-admin/data
+        mkdir -p /home/runner/work/couchdb-cluster-admin/couchdb-cluster-admin/data
     - name: Set up docker clusters
       run: |
         docker build -t couchdb-cluster - < docker-couchdb-cluster/Dockerfile