diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index 1dba7e1..25e0f75 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
           template:
             src: "apache2-vhost-ssl.conf"
             dest: "/etc/apache2/sites-available/{{ gitea_url }}.conf"
+        - name: Create webroot
+          file:
+            state: directory
+            path: "{{ gitea_webroot }}"
         - name: Enable site
           command:
             cmd: "a2ensite {{ gitea_url }}.conf"