diff --git a/roles/github2fedmsg/tasks/main.yml b/roles/github2fedmsg/tasks/main.yml
index a637841bff..e61bbc9e25 100644
--- a/roles/github2fedmsg/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/github2fedmsg/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
+- name: make /etc/github2fedmsg
+  file: dest=/etc/github2fedmsg mode=0755 state=directory
+
 - name: copy github2fedmsg app configuration
   template: >
     src={{ item }} dest="/etc/github2fedmsg/{{ item }}"