diff --git a/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
index bc30c5a..ef5becb 100644
--- a/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rear_backup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Create /etc/rear if it doesn't exist
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/rear
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0755"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
 - name: Update ReaR configuration file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: local.conf.j2