diff --git a/tools/clustercfg.py b/tools/clustercfg.py
index 332d6e6..be3fea7 100644
--- a/tools/clustercfg.py
+++ b/tools/clustercfg.py
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@
     local_cert = os.path.join(local_root, '.kubectl/admin.crt')
     local_csr = os.path.join(local_root, '.kubectl/admin.csr')
 
+    kubectl = os.path.join(local_root, '.kubectl')
+    if not os.path.exists(kubectl):
+        os.mkdir(kubectl)
+
     generate_cert = False
     if not os.path.exists(local_key):
         subprocess.check_call([