diff --git a/roles/ipatuura/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ipatuura/tasks/main.yml
index e1400bcbe2..f135768500 100644
--- a/roles/ipatuura/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipatuura/tasks/main.yml
@@ -345,6 +345,13 @@
 
 # Keytabs
 
+- file:
+    path: /var/lib/ipa/ipatuura
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: apache
+    mode: "0770"
+
 - name: Create a keytab for Apache
   import_role:
     name: keytab/service
@@ -355,6 +362,13 @@
     host: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
     kt_location: /var/lib/ipa/ipatuura/service.keytab
 
+- file:
+    path: /var/lib/ipatuura
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: apache
+    mode: "0770"
+
 - name: Create a keytab for IPA-tuura
   import_role:
     name: keytab/service