diff --git a/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml b/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
index b95d585..d27784e 100644
--- a/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
+++ b/tasks/ckan-plugins.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ item }}"
         state: directory
+        recurse: true
         owner: "{{ ckan_shell_user }}"
         group: "{{ ckan_shell_user }}"
       loop: