diff --git a/roles/mailman3/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mailman3/tasks/main.yml
index 897c37623e..1b840faa6f 100644
--- a/roles/mailman3/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailman3/tasks/main.yml
@@ -403,6 +403,15 @@
 # Scripts
 #
 
+- name: Create the scripts dir
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ mailman_webui_basedir }}/bin"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+  tags: mailman
+
 - name: Install the staging-sync script
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: prod-to-stg.py