diff --git a/server/backend/sqlite/sqlite.go b/server/backend/sqlite/sqlite.go
index 0b64c2aa8e3b00eb8d027d22a4d00f6d501e43b2..0d1f1c015dc6134715ca67367f623d3200f5f61a 100644
--- a/server/backend/sqlite/sqlite.go
+++ b/server/backend/sqlite/sqlite.go
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ func (d *SqliteBackend) RenameRepository(oldName string, newName string) error {
 		return wrapDbErr(err)
 	}
 
+	// Make sure the new repository parent directory exists.
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(np), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return os.Rename(op, np)
 }