diff --git a/admin/api/public.go b/admin/api/public.go
index ceccf230..408cbe4e 100644
--- a/admin/api/public.go
+++ b/admin/api/public.go
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ func savePublic(_ httprouter.Params, body []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(TeamsDir, "_public")); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.Mkdir(path.Join(TeamsDir, "_public"), 0750); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := savePublicTo(path.Join(TeamsDir, "_public", "public.json"), scenes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else {