diff --git a/roles/mgrote.tmux/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote.tmux/tasks/main.yml
index 47dfad6d..c95b9cc9 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.tmux/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote.tmux/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
       state: present
       cache_valid_time: 360
 
+  - name: touch "{{ tmux_bashrc_destination }}"
+    become: yes
+    file:
+      path: "{{ tmux_bashrc_destination }}"
+      state: touch
+
 #  - name: ensure homedir exists
 #    become: yes
 #    ansible.builtin.file: