diff --git a/roles/relvalconsumer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/relvalconsumer/tasks/main.yml
index 66e898a5e8..a8e924eb5e 100644
--- a/roles/relvalconsumer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/relvalconsumer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@
   tags:
   - config
 
+- name: Create python-bugzilla configuration directory
+  file:
+    dest: /root/.config/python-bugzilla
+    mode: 0700
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    state: directory
+  when: "relvalconsumer_bugzilla_api_key is defined"
+  tags:
+  - config
+
 - name: Write python-bugzilla configuration file
   template: src=bugzillarc.j2 dest=/root/.config/python-bugzilla/bugzillarc owner=root group=root mode=0600
   when: "relvalconsumer_bugzilla_api_key is defined"