diff --git a/tasks/dd_backup.yml b/tasks/dd_backup.yml
index c206cc9..1eecfa7 100644
--- a/tasks/dd_backup.yml
+++ b/tasks/dd_backup.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
     name: borg
     state: present
 
+- name: mkdir for config files and scripts
+  file:
+    path: /etc/backups
+    state: directory
+
 - name: copy udev rule in /etc/backups
   copy:
     src: files/dd_borg/40-backup.rules