diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators-base.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators-base.yml
index c57e3c0a6..608766643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators-base.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ !inputs.community_repo }}" ]]; then
+            mkdir echo "$REDHAT_TOKEN" > ${{ github.workspace }}/.redhat
             echo "$REDHAT_TOKEN" > ${{ github.workspace }}/.redhat/auths.json 
             make -C ./tmp bundle-redhat
           fi