diff --git a/roles/robosignatory/tasks/main.yml b/roles/robosignatory/tasks/main.yml
index 4e3b91c163..a9515891e9 100644
--- a/roles/robosignatory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/robosignatory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@
   - config
   - robosignatory
 
+- name: Make sure every file in the sigul conf dir has proper ownership
+  file:
+    path: /etc/sigul
+    state: directory
+    group: robosignatory
+    owner: robosignatory
+    recurse: yes
+
 - name: Install koji config
   template:
     src: koji.conf