diff --git a/scripts/helmcharts/init.sh b/scripts/helmcharts/init.sh
index 7c846356f..bf7c18f32 100644
--- a/scripts/helmcharts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/helmcharts/init.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ usr=`whoami`
 
 # Installing k3s
 curl -sL https://get.k3s.io | sudo K3S_KUBECONFIG_MODE="644" INSTALL_K3S_VERSION='v1.22.8+k3s1' INSTALL_K3S_EXEC="--no-deploy=traefik" sh -
-mkdir ~/.kube
+[[ -d ~/.kube ]] || mkdir ~/.kube
 sudo cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml ~/.kube/config
-chmod 0644 ~/.kube/config
+sudo chmod 0644 ~/.kube/config
 sudo chown -R $usr ~/.kube/config