diff --git a/tasks/postgresql-config.yml b/tasks/postgresql-config.yml
index a2563a0..b677438 100644
--- a/tasks/postgresql-config.yml
+++ b/tasks/postgresql-config.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   block:
 
   - name: Create the postgresql log directory
-    file: dest={{ psql_log_dir }} owner=postgres group=postgres mode='0750'
+    file: dest={{ psql_log_dir }} state=directory owner=postgres group=postgres mode='0750'
 
   - name: Fix the SELinux rules for the postgresql log directory
     shell: semanage fcontext -a -a -t postgresql_db_t "{{ psql_log_dir }}(/.*)?" && restorecon -vR {{ psql_log_dir }}