diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b84f066718e9cdaa73e7c9812bf3107dc3420842..1df5ee0e0c904f3cf932d981fa14258c69994ce4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ docker_centos_build:
       - ./build/openfpm_numerics/src/numerics
       - ./openfpm_numerics/test
   script:
+    - mkdir -r /root/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/base
     - ./build.sh $CI_PROJECT_DIR unused pdata 0 base
   cache:
     key: $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG
     paths:
-      - /home/admin/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/base
+      - /root/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/base
 
 # centos_build:
 #   stage: build