diff --git a/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml b/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
index cbc9ff7..5f82a3c 100644
--- a/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ubuntu/roles/apt-maintenance/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # This task adds a daily cron job to do apt related maintenance
 # Update repos, update packages, autoremove packages
 
+- name: Ensure /root/scripts exists
+  file:
+    path: /root/scripts
+    state: directory
+
 - name: Copy cron script
   copy:
     src: apt-maintenance.sh