diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index fc87b8d..2f8b20e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
   register: tomcat_first_install
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances' ]
 
+- name: Create the tomcat logs base directory
+  file:
+    dest: '{{ tomcat_m_instances_logdir_base }}'
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+  tags: [ 'tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_log_dir' ]
+
 - name: Create the instances log dirs
   file: dest={{ tomcat_m_instances_logdir_base }}/{{ item.http_port }} owner={{ item.user }} group={{ item.user }} mode='0750' state=directory
   with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'