diff --git a/ansible/deploy.yml b/ansible/deploy.yml
index babe4a7..38ecb73 100644
--- a/ansible/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/deploy.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
       shell: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
       args:
         creates: /usr/bin/docker
+    - name: Ensure /opt/infra exists
+      file:
+        path: /opt/infra
+        state: directory
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: '0755'
     - name: Copy .env to remote
       copy:
         src: "{{ env_file }}"