diff --git a/tasks/setup_Debian.yml b/tasks/setup_Debian.yml
index 1449afb..5dcaf33 100644
--- a/tasks/setup_Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup_Debian.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@
   file:
     path: /var/www/html/index.html
     state: absent
+
+- name: make sure default directory exists
+  file:
+    path: /var/www/default/
+    state: directory