diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.MongoDB.Tests/MongoDbFunctionalTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.MongoDB.Tests/MongoDbFunctionalTests.cs
index 1c4c7b3274a..d630d427b4c 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Hosting.MongoDB.Tests/MongoDbFunctionalTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Hosting.MongoDB.Tests/MongoDbFunctionalTests.cs
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ public async Task VerifyWithInitFiles()
             .Build();
 
         var initFilesPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Path.GetRandomFileName());
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(initFilesPath);
 
         try
         {