diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 84531e2..995a0c0 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
     get_username
     su -c "cd &&\
     npm init -y directus-project@latest cms.${domain_name} 2>/dev/null &&\
+    touch cms.${domain_name}/.env &&\
     echo \"HOST=${ip}\" >> cms.${domain_name}/.env &&\
     echo \"PUBLIC_URL=cms.${domain_name}\" >> cms.${domain_name}/.env" $username
 fi