diff --git a/xo_install.sh b/xo_install.sh
index 1aa698f..42fbdcd 100644
--- a/xo_install.sh
+++ b/xo_install.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ echo "$yarn_repo" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
 #Symbolic Link
 ln -s /usr/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node
 
+#node_modules directory creation
+mkdir /usr/local/lib/node_modules/
+
 #Install XO dependencies
 /usr/bin/apt-get install --yes build-essential redis-server libpng-dev git python-minimal libvhdi-utils nfs-common