diff --git a/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml
index ba7f4c367a..49a04cd572 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/imagefactory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
     update: yes
     version: '{{imagefactory_tools_branch}}'
 
+- name: create directory for configuration
+  file: path=/etc/taskotron_base_images state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755
+
 - name: Generate configuration
   template: src=config_server.ini.j2 dest=/etc/taskotron_base_images/config_server.ini owner=root group=root mode=0644