diff --git a/bin/gluster-swift-gen-builders b/bin/gluster-swift-gen-builders
index bef5d14..7c0834a 100755
--- a/bin/gluster-swift-gen-builders
+++ b/bin/gluster-swift-gen-builders
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ fi
 
 for builder_file in $builder_files
 do
+    mkdir /etc/swift/backup_rings
+    chmod +w /etc/swift/backup_rings
+    cp /etc/swift/*.ring.gz /etc/swift/backup_rings
+
+    cd /etc/swift
+
     create $builder_file
 
     zone=1