diff --git a/wrap-arduino-cli.nix b/wrap-arduino-cli.nix
index 6b1d7d3..1c389b1 100644
--- a/wrap-arduino-cli.nix
+++ b/wrap-arduino-cli.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ let
         (pkgs.writeTextDir "inventory.yaml" (builtins.toJSON {}))
         (pkgs.writeTextDir "package_index.json" (builtins.toJSON {packages = [];}))
         (pkgs.writeTextDir "library_index.json" (builtins.toJSON {libraries = [];}))
+        (pkgs.writeTextDir "staging/.dummy" "")
       ];
     };
   in