diff --git a/remote-backup b/remote-backup
index 97a4746..dd78aef 100755
--- a/remote-backup
+++ b/remote-backup
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ do
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	if [ ! -d "$SNAPSHOT_RW/$NAME" ]
+	then
+		mkdir -p "$SNAPSHOT_RW/$NAME"
+	fi
+
 # rotating snapshots of /home (fixme: this should be more general)
 
 # step 1: delete the oldest snapshot, if it exists: