diff --git a/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh b/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh
index 878425daf70..cd1662156e5 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
+cache_path="${cache_path:-'./tgz_cache'}"
+mkdir -p "$cache_path"
+
 include_questions(){
     local chart="$1"
     local chartname="$2"