diff --git a/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml b/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
index 238aaa4..9bbc174 100644
--- a/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
+++ b/tasks/shinyproxy_docker_service.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
   - name: Install the shinyproxy configuration file
     template: src=shinyproxy-2-conf.yml.j2 dest={{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }}/application.yml owner=root group=root mode=0400
 
+  when:
+    - shinyproxy_container_backend == 'docker-swarm'
+    - shinyproxy_docker_mount_conf_file
+  tags: [ 'shinyproxy', 'shinyproxy_swarm', 'docker' ]
+
+- name: Manage the docker stack
+  block:
+  - name: Create the directory where the dockerfile and the configuration file will be copied into
+    file: dest={{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }} state=directory
+
   - name: Install the docker compose file
     template: src=shinyproxy-docker-compose.yml.j2 dest={{ shinyproxy_as_docker_src_dir }}/docker-shinyproxy-stack.yml