diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index b3a86a1..58b0be3 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
     user: name={{ polynote_service_user }} home={{ polynote_data_basedir }} createhome=no shell=/usr/sbin/nologin system=yes
 
   - name: Create the polynote base directory
-    file: dest={{ polynote_data_basedir }} owner=root group=root mode='0755'
+    file: dest={{ polynote_data_basedir }} owner=root group=root mode='0755' state=directory
     
   - name: Create the polynote data directories
-    file: dest={{ item }} owner={{ polynote_service_user }} group={{ polynote_service_user }} mode='0750'
+    file: dest={{ item }} owner={{ polynote_service_user }} group={{ polynote_service_user }} mode='0750' state=directory
     with_items:
       - '{{ polynote_storage_location }}'
       - '{{ polynote_cache_dir }}'