diff --git a/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml b/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml
index 66633b6..a17aa2a 100644
--- a/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml
+++ b/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
         path: "/etc/sudoers.d/50-ansible"
         line: "ansible ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL"
+        create: true
         validate: "visudo -cf"
       
     - name: Add authorized key for ansible user