diff --git a/roles/planet/files/people_base_config b/roles/planet/files/people_base_config
index cabefa9f51..74c1e94bd5 100644
--- a/roles/planet/files/people_base_config
+++ b/roles/planet/files/people_base_config
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ owner_name = Fedora Admin
 owner_email = admin@fedoraproject.org
 cache_directory = /srv/planet/config/people/cache
 template_files = /srv/planet/config/people/templates/index.html.tmpl /srv/planet/config/people/templates/rss20.xml.tmpl /srv/planet/config/people/templates/rss10.xml.tmpl /srv/planet/config/people/templates/opml.xml.tmpl /srv/planet/config/people/templates/foafroll.xml.tmpl /srv/planet/config/people/templates/atom.xml.tmpl /srv/planet/config/people/templates/heads.html.tmpl
-output_dir = /srv/planet/site/people
+output_dir = /srv/planet/people
 items_per_page = 50
 log_level = ERROR
 date_format = %B %d, %Y %I:%M %p
diff --git a/roles/planet/tasks/main.yml b/roles/planet/tasks/main.yml
index c277dcc862..8b3db3b2c3 100644
--- a/roles/planet/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/planet/tasks/main.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 - name: create planet directory
   file: path={{ item }} state=directory owner=planet-user group=web mode=0775
   with_items:
+    - /srv/planet
     - /srv/planet/site
     - /srv/planet/config
 
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@
   file: path={{ item }} state=directory owner=planet-user group=web mode=0775
   with_items:
     - /etc/planet/people
-    - /srv/planet/site/people
     - /srv/planet/config/people
 
 - name: base planet config files