diff --git a/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml b/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml
index 01d6bc4e61..eed7495dce 100644
--- a/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tagger/tasks/main.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 - name: ensure cronjob log file is writable
   file: >
     dest=/var/log/fedoratagger.log
+    state=touch
     owner=apache group=apache mode=0755
   tags:
   - cron