diff --git a/roles/web-data-analysis/tasks/main.yml b/roles/web-data-analysis/tasks/main.yml
index a013913fb4..b243de944a 100644
--- a/roles/web-data-analysis/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/web-data-analysis/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
     - web-data
 
 - name: make the web directory exists
-  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/          state=directory
-  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/images    state=directory
-  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/getfedora state=directory
-  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/hotspot   state=directory
-  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/mirrors   state=directory
-  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/start     state=directory
+  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/  state=directory mode=0755
   tags:
     - web-data
 
+- name: make the subdirs
+  file: path=/var/www/html/csv-reports/{{items}} state=directory mode=0755
+  with_items: [images, getfedora, hotspot, mirrors, start]
+  tags:
+    - web-data
+    
 - name: script to run the daily mirror log condenser
   copy: src=condense-mirrorlogs.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/ mode=0755
   tags: