diff --git a/images/Makefile.am b/images/Makefile.am
index 83986be6baad76fc35fa036691e70e665b926665..2bfeb798b81f45886e6a704ef51817cc528735ac 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.am
+++ b/images/Makefile.am
@@ -31,5 +31,7 @@ images : cart_dec metis_dec dom_box
 	mpirun -np 4 ./cart_dec
 	./dom_box
 	./metis_dec
+	mkdir -p generated
+	mkdir -p static
 	pvbatch Domain_decomposition.py