diff --git a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
index 41fb9e1db0..f8b4010b90 100644
--- a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
+++ b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 # This is the base set of files needed for fedmsg
 
 - name: setup /etc/fedmsg.d directory
-  file: path=/etc/fedmsg.d owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  file: path=/etc/fedmsg.d owner=root group=root mode=0755 state=directory
   tags:
   - config
 
 - name: setup /etc/pki/fedmsg directory
-  file: path=/etc/pki/fedmsg owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  file: path=/etc/pki/fedmsg owner=root group=root mode=0755 state=directory
   tags:
   - config