diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2031207..5ba9a93 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ before_install:
 install:
   - sudo mkdir -p /srv/salt/states
   - sudo cp -r salty/base/* /srv/salt/states
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then sudo mkdir -p /etc/salt; fi
   - sudo cp -r .travis/minion /etc/salt/minion
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then sudo service salt-minion restart; fi
   - sudo sh .travis/grains.sh