diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 475b6a7864..c88e87a0df 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@
   - config
   - bodhi
 
+- name: Install /etc/fedora-messaging directory
+  file:
+    path: /etc/fedora-messaging
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - bodhi
+
 - name: Install fedora-messaging config
   template: >
     src="{{  roles_path  }}/bodhi2/base/templates/fedora-messaging.toml.j2"