diff --git a/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh b/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh
index 29befa4..24b2cf9 100644
--- a/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh
+++ b/hetzner-ubuntu22-zfs-setup.sh
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ chroot_execute "setupcon"
 chroot_execute "rm -f /etc/localtime /etc/timezone"
 chroot_execute "dpkg-reconfigure tzdata -f noninteractive "
 
+chroot_execute "mkdir /tmp/hwc"
+
 echo "======= installing latest kernel============="
 chroot_execute "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --yes linux-headers${v_kernel_variant} linux-image${v_kernel_variant}"
 if [[ $v_kernel_variant == "-virtual" ]]; then
@@ -727,7 +729,6 @@ chroot_execute "echo options zfs zfs_arc_max=$((v_zfs_arc_max_mb * 1024 * 1024))
 
 echo "======= setting up grub =========="
 chroot_execute "echo 'grub-pc grub-pc/install_devices_empty   boolean true' | debconf-set-selections"
-chroot_execute "mkdir /tmp/hwc"
 chroot_execute "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --yes grub-pc"
 chroot_execute "grub-install ${v_selected_disks[0]}"