diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/ansibleuser.yml b/roles/common/tasks/ansibleuser.yml
index 5a0b6c2..152f08d 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/ansibleuser.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/ansibleuser.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@
       file:
         path: "/home/ansible"
         mode: "0700"
+    - name: Ensure ownership of Ansible user home
+      file:
+        path: "/home/ansible"
         owner: ansible
         group: ansible
+        recurse: yes
     - name: Add Ansible key to user
       authorized_key:
         user: ansible