diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 66e24cf..507ab19 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     - name: Create the keepalive script user directory
       file: dest={{ keepalived_script_user_home }} state=directory owner={{ keepalived_script_username }} group={{ keepalived_script_username }} mode=0750
 
+    - name: Create the keepalived directory under /run if it does not exist yet. dbus creates it when restarts
+      file: dest={{ keepalived_runtime_dir }} state=directory owner={{ keepalived_script_username }} group={{ keepalived_script_username }} mode=0750
+
     - name: Create the tmpfile entry for the keepalived runtime directory
       template: src=tmpfile_keepalived.conf.j2 dest=/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/keepalived.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
       when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'