diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml
index 97c5e620e7..ff6f79fb4e 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@
   - config
   - bodhi
 
+- name: setup /var/cache/bodhi directory
+  file: dest=/var/cache/bodhi mode=0755 state=directory
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - bodhi
+
 #- name: setup /var/log/bodhi directory
 #  file: path=/var/log/bodhi owner=bodhi group=bodhi mode=0755 state=directory
 #  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi0')