diff --git a/roles/mgrote.zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote.zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml
index ffe5842e..0a6a2f4f 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote.zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
         - sanoid
       state: present
 
+  - name: Create Sanoid Directory
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.file:
+      path: /etc/sanoid
+      state: directory
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      recurse: true
+      
   - name: Generate Sanoid Configuration
     become: true
     ansible.builtin.template: