diff --git a/ansible/roles/boussole/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/boussole/tasks/main.yml
index 8bd413f..7b867ac 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/boussole/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/boussole/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: Ensure boussole venv directory exists
+  file:
+    path: "{{ boussole_venv_dir }}"
+    state: "directory"
+
 - name: Create boussole requirements.txt file
   copy:
     src: "requirements.txt"