diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d688236..7de4b9a 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@
 
 git config --global http.sslVerify false
 
-mkdir /etc/vnftest
+mkdir -p /etc/vnftest
+cp "${PWD}/etc/vnftest/vnftest.yaml" /etc/vnftest
 # install vnftest + dependencies
 easy_install -U pip
 pip install -r requirements.txt