diff --git a/roles/apache2/tasks/config.yml b/roles/apache2/tasks/config.yml
index de737c3..d73869d 100644
--- a/roles/apache2/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/roles/apache2/tasks/config.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
     {%- endfor -%}
     {{- files | unique | list -}}
   register: apache2_register_stat_tls_keypairs
+
+- name: create apache document roots
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item.documentroot | default(apache2_vhost_documentroot) }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: www-data
+    group: www-data
+    mode: 0755
+  loop: "{{ apache2_sites.values() }}"
   
 - name: render apache site configs
   template: