diff --git a/nginx/tasks/nginx-config.yml b/nginx/tasks/nginx-config.yml
index 6edd9d53..5e7c5efc 100644
--- a/nginx/tasks/nginx-config.yml
+++ b/nginx/tasks/nginx-config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     - name: Create the pki directory
       file: dest={{ pki_dir }}/nginx state=directory
 
+    - name: Create the client body tmp directory, if needed
+      file: dest={{ nginx_client_body_temp_dir }}/nginx state=directory owner=www-data group=www-data mode=0700
+      when: nginx_client_body_temp_dir is defined
+
     - name: Create a dhparams file 2048 bits long
       shell: openssl dhparam -out {{ pki_dir }}/nginx/dhparams.pem 2048
       args: