diff --git a/tasks/pkgs/vault.yml b/tasks/pkgs/vault.yml
index 4fa300e..3ab0478 100644
--- a/tasks/pkgs/vault.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkgs/vault.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@
         mode: '0755'
         src: vault/Alpine/openrc
 
+    - name: Ensure /etc/vault exists
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: directory
+        path: /etc/vault
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: '0755'
+
     - name: Install vault basic config.hcl
       become: true
       ansible.builtin.template: