diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 82028d03a..ee5ba04c2 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ image: ghcr.io/edgetx/edgetx-dev:2.4
 vscode:
   extensions:
     - ms-vscode.cpptools
+
+tasks:
+  - name: Prep build folder
+    init: mkdir build && cd build