diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
index a525b00..ebc3449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ jobs:
           SSH_HOST: ${{ vars.HETZNER_HOST }}
           SSH_USER: ${{ vars.HETZNER_USER }}
         run: |
+          # Zielverzeichnis sicherstellen (erster Deploy: existiert noch nicht)
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST" \
+            'mkdir -p /srv/rebreak/backend/imap-idle'
           scp -r -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 imap-idle/ \
             "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:/srv/rebreak/backend/imap-idle/"