diff --git a/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml
index 00bd14d692c7ce4c3e02362097c164408b40884e..b7d436658093521b97783cad124d37906d692c20 100644
--- a/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
   notify:
     - systemd daemon reload
 
+- name: create sa-update keyring directory
+  file: path=/etc/mail/spamassassin/sa-update-keys mode=700 owner=root group=root state=directory
+
 - name: add gpg keys to SA keyring
   command: /usr/bin/vendor_perl/sa-update --import "/etc/mail/spamassassin/{{item}}"
   with_items: