diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4166e16..a0bf8f9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ before_script:
   - cp ci_secrets.yaml secrets.yaml
   - apt-get install -y libudev-dev
   - pip3 install homeassistant
+  # Creating placeholder files
+  - echo '[]' > persons.yaml
 
 check_config:
   script: