diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
index 097d5e0bd..807af9536 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 unless system "splunk status"
+  execute "Make Temp Dir" do
+    command "mkdir -p /tmp/install"
+  end
+
   execute "Download splunk" do
     command "cd /tmp/install && wget 'http://www.splunk.com/index.php/download_track?file=4.1.5/linux/splunk-4.1.5-85165-Linux-x86_64.tgz&ac=&wget=true&name=wget&typed=releases'"
   end