diff --git a/agents/exec/src/main/resources/org.eclipse.che.exec.script.sh b/agents/exec/src/main/resources/org.eclipse.che.exec.script.sh
index 22d4dd94f24..83ec5d85300 100644
--- a/agents/exec/src/main/resources/org.eclipse.che.exec.script.sh
+++ b/agents/exec/src/main/resources/org.eclipse.che.exec.script.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ MACHINE_TYPE=$(uname -m)
 SHELL_INTERPRETER="/bin/sh"
 
 mkdir -p ${CHE_DIR}
+${SUDO} mkdir -p /projects
+${SUDO} sh -c "chown $(id -u -n) /projects"
 
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