diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index c6273d6..4803b09 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+
+mkdir -p ./model_cache
+
+sudo chown -R 1000:1000 ./model_cache
+chmod 755 ./model_cache
+
 echo "=========================================="
 echo "Deploying bert-all-services..."
 echo "=========================================="