diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index 793f0fff94ec7f003dedd69d822d386392416bf7..301154cc608bd4bbd2543f0fffcefcdbe0e43940 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -990,7 +990,6 @@ stages:
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"
     - cd ${PYTHON_PROJECT_DIR}
     - guess_build_system
-    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
 
 .python-test:
   extends: .python-base
@@ -1030,6 +1029,7 @@ py-lint:
   extends: .python-base
   stage: build
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     - _pip install pylint_gitlab # codeclimate reports
     # run pylint and generate reports all at once
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ py-ruff:
   extends: .python-base
   stage: build
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - |
       if [[ ${BANDIT_ENABLED} == "true" || ${PYLINT_ENABLED} == "true" || ${PYTHON_ISORT_ENABLED} == "true" ]]; then
         log_warn "Ruff can replace isort, Bandit, Pylint"
@@ -1141,6 +1142,7 @@ py-mypy:
   variables:
     MYPY_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/mypy"
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     - _pip install mypy mypy-to-codeclimate
     - _run mypy ${MYPY_ARGS} ${MYPY_FILES:-$(find -type f -name "*.py" -not -path "./.cache/*" -not -path "./.venv/*")} | tee reports/py-mypy.console.txt || true
@@ -1166,6 +1168,7 @@ py-mypy:
 py-unittest:
   extends: .python-test
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     # code coverage
     - _pip install coverage
@@ -1183,6 +1186,7 @@ py-unittest:
 py-pytest:
   extends: .python-test
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     - _pip install pytest pytest-cov coverage
     - _python -m pytest --junit-xml=reports/TEST-pytests.xml --cov --cov-report term  --cov-report xml:reports/py-coverage.cobertura.xml ${PYTEST_ARGS}
@@ -1195,6 +1199,7 @@ py-pytest:
 py-nosetests:
   extends: .python-test
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     - _run nosetests --with-xunit --xunit-file=reports/TEST-nosetests.xml --with-coverage --cover-erase --cover-xml --cover-xml-file=reports/py-coverage.cobertura.xml ${NOSETESTS_ARGS}
   rules:
@@ -1210,6 +1215,7 @@ py-bandit:
   # force no dependencies
   dependencies: []
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - install_requirements
     - _pip install bandit
     # CSV (for SonarQube)
@@ -1245,6 +1251,7 @@ py-trivy:
   # force no dependencies
   dependencies: []
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - |
       if [[ -z "$PYTHON_TRIVY_DIST_URL" ]]
       then
@@ -1323,6 +1330,7 @@ py-sbom:
   dependencies: []
   needs: []
   script:
+    - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - |
       case "$PYTHON_BUILD_SYSTEM" in
         poetry*|pipenv*)