diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/pki-basics.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/pki-basics.yml
index c1e3379d..765acb51 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/pki-basics.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/pki-basics.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@
   with_items:
     - '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user_home | default(omit) }}/live'
     - '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user_home | default(omit) }}/certs/fakeselfsignedcert' 
-    - '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user_home | default(omit) }}/keys/fakeselfsignedcert' 
+  when:
+    - true_cert is defined
+    - true_cert.stat is defined
+    - ( true_cert.stat.islnk is not defined ) and ( letsencrypt_acme_install is defined and letsencrypt_acme_install )
+    - letsencrypt_acme_user_home | default(omit) is defined
+  tags: [ 'pki', 'ssl', 'letsencrypt' ]
+
+- name: When we are going to install letsencrypt certificates, create a preliminary path and a self signed cert. Now the physical paths
+  file: path={{ item }} mode=0700 state=directory
+  with_items:
+    - '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user_home | default(omit) }}/keys/fakeselfsignedcert'
   when:
     - true_cert is defined
     - true_cert.stat is defined