diff --git a/app/Actions/Proxy/CheckConfiguration.php b/app/Actions/Proxy/CheckConfiguration.php
index e244296c5..7a1cb04ed 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Proxy/CheckConfiguration.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Proxy/CheckConfiguration.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public function handle(Server $server, bool $reset = false)
     {
         $proxy_path = get_proxy_path();
         $proxy_configuration = instant_remote_process([
+            "mkdir -p $proxy_path",
             "cat $proxy_path/docker-compose.yml",
         ], $server, false);
 
diff --git a/app/Actions/Proxy/StartProxy.php b/app/Actions/Proxy/StartProxy.php
index ab5d1733e..6d950a861 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Proxy/StartProxy.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Proxy/StartProxy.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public function handle(Server $server, bool $async = true): Activity|string
             "command -v lsof >/dev/null || apt-get update",
             "command -v lsof >/dev/null || apt install -y lsof",
             "command -v lsof >/dev/null || command -v fuser >/dev/null || apt install -y psmisc",
-            "cd $proxy_path",
+            "mkdir -p $proxy_path && cd $proxy_path",
             "echo '####### Creating Docker Compose file...'",
             "echo '####### Pulling docker image...'",
             'docker compose pull || docker-compose pull',
diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/proxy.php b/bootstrap/helpers/proxy.php
index b92509066..ea0f069c7 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/proxy.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/proxy.php
@@ -106,12 +106,11 @@ function generate_default_proxy_configuration(Server $server)
 
 function setup_default_redirect_404(string|null $redirect_url, Server $server)
 {
-    ray('called');
     $traefik_dynamic_conf_path = get_proxy_path() . "/dynamic";
     $traefik_default_redirect_file = "$traefik_dynamic_conf_path/default_redirect_404.yaml";
-    ray($redirect_url);
     if (empty($redirect_url)) {
         instant_remote_process([
+            "mkdir -p $traefik_dynamic_conf_path",
             "rm -f $traefik_default_redirect_file",
         ], $server);
     } else {
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ function setup_default_redirect_404(string|null $redirect_url, Server $server)
             $yaml;
 
         $base64 = base64_encode($yaml);
-        ray("mkdir -p $traefik_dynamic_conf_path");
         instant_remote_process([
             "mkdir -p $traefik_dynamic_conf_path",
             "echo '$base64' | base64 -d > $traefik_default_redirect_file",