diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java
index e82c6a6777c..9df343bb280 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ public class CollectionsHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
 
   private void createSysConfigSet() throws KeeperException, InterruptedException {
     SolrZkClient zk = coreContainer.getZkController().getZkStateReader().getZkClient();
+    createNodeIfNotExists(zk,ZkStateReader.CONFIGS_ZKNODE, null);
     createNodeIfNotExists(zk,ZkStateReader.CONFIGS_ZKNODE+"/"+SYSTEM_COLL, null);
     createNodeIfNotExists(zk,ZkStateReader.CONFIGS_ZKNODE+"/"+SYSTEM_COLL+"/schema.xml", BlobHandler.SCHEMA.replaceAll("'","\"").getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
     createNodeIfNotExists(zk, ZkStateReader.CONFIGS_ZKNODE + "/" + SYSTEM_COLL + "/solrconfig.xml", BlobHandler.CONF.replaceAll("'", "\"").getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));