diff --git a/docker/idhub.entrypoint.sh b/docker/idhub.entrypoint.sh
index c871ca8..21b601a 100755
--- a/docker/idhub.entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/idhub.entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ deployment_strategy() {
         else
                 # this file helps all docker containers to guess number of hosts involved
                 #   right now is only needed by new deployment for oidc
-                touch /sharedsecret/${DOMAIN}
+                if [ -d "/sharedsecret" ]; then
+                        touch /sharedsecret/${DOMAIN}
+                fi
 
                 # move the migrate thing in docker entrypoint
                 #   inspired by https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/django-with-docker-and-docker-compose-python-part-2-8415976470cc