diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4401624..2c388d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ Pull requests, comments, issues are welcome.
 * 0.5.2 - Changed metadata to comply with puppet forge's recommendation.
 * 0.6.0 - Added a makedag function for pre-generating the DAG (long running operation)
 * 0.6.1 - Fixed a typing error
+* 0.6.2 - Force creation of missing .ethash dir
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/manifests/makedag.pp b/manifests/makedag.pp
index c9949e5..bb28d60 100644
--- a/manifests/makedag.pp
+++ b/manifests/makedag.pp
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   String  $logdir       = $geth::logdir,
 )
 {
+  file { $ethash_path:
+    ensure => directory,
+    owner  => $user,
+    mode   => '0755',
+  }
+
   exec { "geth makedag ${block_number} ${ethash_path} >> ${logdir}/init-dag.log 2>&1":
     cwd     => "/home/${user}",
     user    => $user,
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 10c5e72..d890f30 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clouetb-geth",
-  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "version": "0.6.2",
   "author": "clouetb",
   "summary": "A simple module for installing go-ethereum.",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",