diff --git a/display.py b/display.py
index 6343849..b0cca4c 100644
--- a/display.py
+++ b/display.py
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ class DisplayHTMLBuild(object):
 
     def build(self, root):
         display_root = self.iwla.getConfValue('DISPLAY_ROOT', '')
+        if not os.path.exists(display_root):
+            os.makedirs(display_root)
         for res_path in self.iwla.getResourcesPath():
             target = os.path.abspath(res_path)
             link_name = os.path.join(display_root, res_path)