diff --git a/roles/koji_reminder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_reminder/tasks/main.yml
index 911c5e725b..5fdcd069ec 100644
--- a/roles/koji_reminder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_reminder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@
   tags:
   - koji_reminder
 
+- name: Ensure fedmsg has a homedir
+  file: >
+    dest=/usr/share/fedmsg
+    state=directory
+    owner=fedmsg
+    group=fedmsg
+    mode=0750
+  tags:
+  - koji_reminder
+
 - name: Copy the scripts over
   copy: >
     src=koji-cert-reminder.py