diff --git a/roles/master/tasks/config.yml b/roles/master/tasks/config.yml
index dceb639..f752c35 100644
--- a/roles/master/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/roles/master/tasks/config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
     mode: 0640
   notify: reload knot
 
+- name: create knot config directory
+  file:
+    path: /etc/knot/knot.d
+    state: directory
+    owner: knot
+    group: knot
+    mode: 0750
+
 - name: render knot server config
   template:
     src: etc/knot/knot.d/00-server.conf.j2