diff --git a/roles/mbs/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mbs/common/tasks/main.yml
index b62511d466..431453488f 100644
--- a/roles/mbs/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mbs/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@
   - mbs
   - mbs/common
 
+- name: create /var/cache/fedmsg/ directory for krb ccache
+  file:
+    path: /var/cache/fedmsg/
+    state: directory
+    owner: fedmsg
+    group: fedmsg
+    mode: 0750
+  tags:
+  - mbs
+  - mbs/common
+
 - name: create /etc/pdc.d directory
   file:
     path: /etc/pdc.d