diff --git a/docker/services/nova-placement.yaml b/docker/services/nova-placement.yaml
index ee32b2e37b..6c7e0b1e71 100644
--- a/docker/services/nova-placement.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/nova-placement.yaml
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@ outputs:
               - KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY=COPY_ALWAYS
       metadata_settings:
         get_attr: [NovaPlacementBase, role_data, metadata_settings]
-      host_prep_tasks: {get_attr: [NovaPlacementLogging, host_prep_tasks]}
+      host_prep_tasks:
+        - {get_attr: [NovaPlacementLogging, host_prep_tasks]}
+        - name: create persistent directory
+          file:
+            path: /var/lib/nova
+            state: directory
+            setype: svirt_sandbox_file_t
       upgrade_tasks:
         - when: step|int == 0
           tags: common