diff --git a/protoc_lightning.sh b/protoc_lightning.sh
index 16617e3b..c371df86 100755
--- a/protoc_lightning.sh
+++ b/protoc_lightning.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ if [ ! -d $HOME/go/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd ]; then
   echo "You need an lnd with electrum-bridge (ysangkok/lnd maybe?) checked out since we implement the interface from there, and need it to generate code"
   exit 1
 fi
+mkdir -p lib/ln || true
+touch lib/__init__.py
 ~/go/bin/protoc -I$HOME/include -I$HOME/go/src/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/third_party/googleapis --python_out=lib/ln $HOME/go/src/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/third_party/googleapis/google/api/*.proto
 python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc -I $HOME/go/src/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/third_party/googleapis --proto_path $HOME/go/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/electrum-bridge --python_out=lib/ln --grpc_python_out=lib/ln ~/go/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/electrum-bridge/rpc.proto