diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/config.yml
index 45a3f7ea5b..5216db27ad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/tasks/config.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
     src: "roles/ironic/templates/ironic-discoverd.json.j2"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/ironic-discoverd/config.json"
 
+- name: Ensuring config directory exists
+  file:
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/ironic-pxe/"
+    state: "directory"
+    recurse: "yes"
+
 - name: Copying Ironic PXE JSON configuration file
   template:
     src: "roles/ironic/templates/ironic-pxe.json.j2"