diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 428e3d1..b6ad7e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,13 +7,19 @@ include make-deploy/cron.mk
 include make-deploy/kustomize.mk
 include make-deploy/helm.mk
 
-.PHONY: self-update build test deploy pre-deploy post-deploy pre-local post-local upload pull start stop restart reload
+.PHONY: self-update prepare build test deploy pre-deploy post-deploy pre-local post-local upload pull start stop restart reload
 
 self-update:
 	@- git submodule update --remote
 
-deploy: build test upload pre-deploy pre-local pull start post-local post-deploy reload
+deploy: prepare build test upload pre-deploy pre-local pull start post-local post-deploy reload
 
+prepare:
+	@- echo "\n### preparing ..."
+	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
+		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(DEPLOY_PATH); mkdir $(DEPLOY_NAME)"; \
+	)
+	
 build:
 ifneq (,$(wildcard build.sh))
 	@- echo "\n### running build script"