diff --git a/roles/slapd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slapd/tasks/main.yml
index 8a63c9d..954547c 100644
--- a/roles/slapd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slapd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
   template: src=slapd.conf.j2 dest=/etc/ldap/slapd.conf
   notify: Restart slapd
 
+- name: Create certificate directory
+  file: path=/etc/ldap/ssl state=directory mode=0755
+
 - name: Ensure certificates are available
   command: openssl req -x509 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ldap/ssl/srv.key -out /etc/ldap/ssl/srv.crt -days 730 -subj "/CN={{ slapd_hostname }}" creates=/etc/ldap/ssl/srv.crt
   notify: Restart slapd