diff --git a/output/JupyterLab-CPU/start-custom.sh b/output/JupyterLab-CPU/start-custom.sh
index a996fd4d9..f8975c09c 100755
--- a/output/JupyterLab-CPU/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/JupyterLab-CPU/start-custom.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 # Configure KFP multi-user
 if [ -n "${NB_NAMESPACE}" ]; then
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/kfp
 cat <<EOF > $HOME/.config/kfp/context.json
 {"namespace": "${NB_NAMESPACE}"}
 EOF
diff --git a/output/JupyterLab-PyTorch/start-custom.sh b/output/JupyterLab-PyTorch/start-custom.sh
index a996fd4d9..f8975c09c 100755
--- a/output/JupyterLab-PyTorch/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/JupyterLab-PyTorch/start-custom.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 # Configure KFP multi-user
 if [ -n "${NB_NAMESPACE}" ]; then
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/kfp
 cat <<EOF > $HOME/.config/kfp/context.json
 {"namespace": "${NB_NAMESPACE}"}
 EOF
diff --git a/output/JupyterLab-Tensorflow/start-custom.sh b/output/JupyterLab-Tensorflow/start-custom.sh
index a996fd4d9..f8975c09c 100755
--- a/output/JupyterLab-Tensorflow/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/JupyterLab-Tensorflow/start-custom.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 # Configure KFP multi-user
 if [ -n "${NB_NAMESPACE}" ]; then
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/kfp
 cat <<EOF > $HOME/.config/kfp/context.json
 {"namespace": "${NB_NAMESPACE}"}
 EOF
diff --git a/output/RStudio/start-custom.sh b/output/RStudio/start-custom.sh
index a996fd4d9..f8975c09c 100755
--- a/output/RStudio/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/RStudio/start-custom.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 # Configure KFP multi-user
 if [ -n "${NB_NAMESPACE}" ]; then
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/kfp
 cat <<EOF > $HOME/.config/kfp/context.json
 {"namespace": "${NB_NAMESPACE}"}
 EOF
diff --git a/resources/start-custom.sh b/resources/start-custom.sh
index a996fd4d9..f8975c09c 100755
--- a/resources/start-custom.sh
+++ b/resources/start-custom.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 # Configure KFP multi-user
 if [ -n "${NB_NAMESPACE}" ]; then
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/kfp
 cat <<EOF > $HOME/.config/kfp/context.json
 {"namespace": "${NB_NAMESPACE}"}
 EOF