diff --git a/tasks/syncthing.yml b/tasks/syncthing.yml
index 1899004..4a9fe70 100644
--- a/tasks/syncthing.yml
+++ b/tasks/syncthing.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 - name: Create folder structure
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
   with_items:
     - "{{ data_dir }}/syncthing"