diff --git a/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/tasks/main.yml b/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/tasks/main.yml
index 6ce056f943..96fc7796e6 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/postgresql_server_bdr/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 - name: Initialize postgres if necessary
   command: /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postgresql94-setup initdb
-           creates=/var/lib/pgsql/9.4-bdr/data
+           creates=/var/lib/pgsql/9.4-bdr/data/PG_VERSION
   notify:
   - restart postgresql94
   tags: