diff --git a/control_planes.tf b/control_planes.tf
index efcc38dc..a4055bdd 100644
--- a/control_planes.tf
+++ b/control_planes.tf
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ resource "null_resource" "control_planes" {
   provisioner "remote-exec" {
     inline = [
       "systemctl start k3s 2> /dev/null",
+      # prepare the needed directories
+      "mkdir -p /var/post_install /var/user_kustomize",
+      # wait for the server to be ready
       <<-EOT
       timeout 360 bash <<EOF
         until systemctl status k3s > /dev/null; do