diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index aa2db68..c4dff9f 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe "zabbix"
\ No newline at end of file
+include_recipe "zabbix"
+
+# This directory must exists, since some scripts will be put here in some
+# recipes in this cookbook
+directory node[:zabbix][:external_dir] do
+	mode 00755
+	owner node[:zabbix][:agent][:user]
+	group node[:zabbix][:agent][:group]
+	recursive true
+end