diff --git a/webservice/bam/application/__init__.py b/webservice/bam/application/__init__.py
index 885db1b..2f98108 100644
--- a/webservice/bam/application/__init__.py
+++ b/webservice/bam/application/__init__.py
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ class FileAPI(Resource):
         file = request.files['file']
 
         if file and self.allowed_file(file.filename):
+            os.makedirs(project.upload_path, exist_ok=True)
+
             local_client = svn.local.LocalClient(project.repository_path)
             # TODO, add the merge operation to a queue. Later on, the request could stop here
             # and all the next steps could be done in another loop, or triggered again via