diff --git a/controllers/minio.go b/controllers/minio.go
index b053155..98b83bd 100644
--- a/controllers/minio.go
+++ b/controllers/minio.go
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ func (m *MinioController) CreateServiceAccount() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	err = service.CreateBucket(executionsId)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.Ctx.Output.SetStatus(500)
+		m.Data["json"] = map[string]interface{}{"error":"could not create the service account for " +  minioId + " : " + err.Error()}
+		m.ServeJSON()
+		return
+	}
+
 	// test if the namespace exists
 	k, err := infrastructure.NewService()
 	if err != nil {