diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index d1f5826b3e..54ca28ec36 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
 - name: create the /etc/gitolite/conf directory
   file: path=/etc/gitolite/conf owner=gen-acls group=gen-acls state=directory mode=0755
 
+- name: create the /etc/gitolite/logs directory
+  file: path=/etc/gitolite/logs owner=gen-acls group=gen-acls state=directory mode=0755
+
+- name: create /etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc
 - name: create /etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc
   copy: src=gitolite.rc dest=/etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc owner=root group=root mode=0755