diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
index a9e3550..0d21dff 100644
--- a/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - name: create src dir
   file:
     path: ~/src
+    state: directory
 
 - name: checkout dotfiles
   git:
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 - name: create bin dir
   file:
     path: ~/bin
+    state: directory
 
 - name: install
   make:
diff --git a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml
index fdba05a..4c1cd63 100644
--- a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml
+++ b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwm.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - name: create src dir
   file:
     path: ~/src
+    state: directory
 
 - name: checkout dwm
   git:
diff --git a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml
index 2ef3733..3658b09 100644
--- a/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml
+++ b/roles/dwm/tasks/dwmstatus.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - name: create src dir
   file:
     path: ~/src
+    state: directory
 
 - name: checkout dwmstatus
   git:
diff --git a/roles/dwm/tasks/st-term.yml b/roles/dwm/tasks/st-term.yml
index 871e5db..54a131e 100644
--- a/roles/dwm/tasks/st-term.yml
+++ b/roles/dwm/tasks/st-term.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - name: create src dir
   file:
     path: ~/src
+    state: directory
 
 - name: checkout st
   git: