diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index dd8495758c..9e42871ba2 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/osbs_certs.yml"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/osbs_repos.yml"
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/osbs_koji_token.yml"
-  - name: make sure that /etc/osbs directory exists
-    file: path=/etc/osbs state=directory
 
   roles:
   - {
diff --git a/tasks/osbs_koji_token.yml b/tasks/osbs_koji_token.yml
index 1d03af2774..b11692da32 100644
--- a/tasks/osbs_koji_token.yml
+++ b/tasks/osbs_koji_token.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
+- name: make sure that /etc/osbs directory exists
+  file: path=/etc/osbs state=directory
+
 - name: put the koji token file in place
   copy:
     src: "{{ private }}/files/osbs/{{ env }}/x86-64-osbs-stg-koji"